Recruitment

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  FAQs

  What are the main points to look out for when producing a job description?

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  FAQs

  Is it lawful for an employer to indicate that a vacancy is aimed at women if the job is advertised in a women's magazine?

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  FAQs

  If a job applicant has suffered from a debilitating illness in the past, can they be excluded from the shortlist?

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  FAQs

  Is there a legal requirement for an employer to provide a job description for each job vacancy?

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  FAQs

  Should employers always appoint the applicant with the highest level of qualifications to a post?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer refuse to employ a foreign national because of the effort involved in ensuring that they have a right to work in the UK?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer withdraw a job offer if it has been accepted verbally but not yet put in writing?

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  FAQs

  Does an employer have the right to insist on medical checks for all new employees?

• Date:

  1 May 1998

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Effect of bias by interviewers

  In Marks & Spencer plc v Martins (19 December 1997) EOR79B, the Court of Appeal rules that it was an error for an industrial tribunal to find that the employer discriminated against an applicant on grounds of her race because its interviewers were guilty of "bias".

• Date:

  1 June 1995

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  X v Commission of the European Communities

  In X v Commission of the European Communities [1995] IRLR 320 ECJ, the European Court of Justice held that, under the European Convention on Human Rights an individual has the right to refuse to undergo a medical examination, and that this right must be respected.