Recruitment

New and updated

• Type:

  Training

  Making a job offer - line manager training

  Line manager training resource providing a summary of the law and good practice in relation to making job offers, including guidance on making conditional offers, criminal record checks, employing foreign nationals, medical examinations and terms and conditions of employment.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Carry out checks on the immigration status of TUPE transferred employees

• Type:

  Tasks

  Check a job applicant's eligibility to work in the UK

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: £3,155 for jobseeker told company was "looking for a younger person"

  In Matier v Spring & Airbrake Ireland Ltd, a Northern Ireland industrial tribunal awarded £3,155 for age discrimination to a jobseeker who was told that a prospective employer was "looking for a younger person".

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: Interviewer says "I've just noticed how old you are" to interviewee

  In James v Coedffranc Community Council, an employment tribunal upheld an unsuccessful job applicant's age discrimination claim after an interviewer said "I've just noticed how old you are" and jotted down older candidates' ages on interview notes.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Pilot who provided fake reference from Star Wars villain ordered to repay training costs

  In Francis-McGann v West Atlantic UK Ltd, the employment tribunal ordered a pilot to repay £4,725 in training costs after it emerged that he provided a fake reference using the name of a character from Star Wars.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Criminal records: disclosure of acquittal did not breach job applicant's human rights

  In R (on the application of AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police and another, the Supreme Court held that, although the disclosure of the appellant's acquittal for rape was an interference with his human rights, it was justified. However, the Court expressed concern at the lack of guidance for employers on how to deal with disclosures of serious criminal charges that result in acquittals.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Discrimination arising from disability: Withdrawal of job offer after reference highlighting absences

  In South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust v Lee and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that a decision to withdraw a job offer that was at least partially influenced by a reference that focused on the applicant's sickness absence levels was discriminatory.

• Date:

  24 May 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Local authority posts and functions subject to regulation

  This article looks at the roles of local authority senior officers and the factors that local authority employers should take into account when appointing senior officers. It also explores other regulatory requirements specific to recruitment in local authorities.

• Type:

  Training

  Advertising jobs - line manager training

  Updated to take account of the UK General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.