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  • Date:
    19 September 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Three ways to start to close the ethnicity pay gap

    The Government has released its guidance on ethnicity pay reporting. Here, HR, finance and leadership specialist and author Roianne Nedd considers some of the approach's assumptions and shortcomings, and makes three recommendations to help employers tackle ethnicity pay inequalities.

  • Type:
    How to

    How to obtain and use medical reports on employees

    Updated to reflect that the ICO has published guidance for employers on when they can collect information through medical examinations (which replicates guidance previously contained in the withdrawn Employment practices data protection code).

  • Type:
    How to

    How to employ international students

    Updated to reflect that fines for employing illegal workers increase from 13 February 2024.

  • Date:
    7 August 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Approaches to recruitment and retention: HR & Compliance Centre survey 2023

    Many organisations are facing challenges with recruitment and retention, with higher expectations from employees surrounding issues such as pay and hybrid working following the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis. This analysis explores recruitment practices and how organisations are adjusting their approach to secure the talent they need.

  • Date:
    7 August 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Key recruitment metrics: HR & Compliance Centre survey 2023

    Recruitment activity has increased for around half of organisations compared with 2022, according to new XpertHR survey data. This resource explores key metrics including levels of recruitment and time taken to hire for organisations.

  • Date:
    7 August 2023
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Pay transparency: HR & Compliance Centre recruitment survey 2023

    Being transparent with pay can have positive effects for organisations in both recruitment and retention, as well as helping to reduce inequality. This analysis explores organisations' approaches towards transparency in job adverts and the benefits experienced from including this information. It also investigates the differences in the gender pay gap by approach to pay transparency.

  • Type:
    Editor's choice

    Quick reference: The complete list

    Our quick references provide key employment law facts on a wide range of topics.

  • Date:
    24 May 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Ethnicity pay gap reporting guidelines: Six key questions answered

    The Government has published guidance for employers that wish to report their ethnicity pay gap. We look at the government guidelines around what data to collect, how to analyse and make sense of the results, and how to develop an action plan to remedy any differences revealed by the data.

  • Type:
    How to

    How to manage job offers

    Practical guidance on the steps that employers should take following selection in recruitment, such as how and when to make the job offer, carrying out background checks and communicating with the new starter.

  • Type:
    Training

    Interviewing job candidates quiz - line manager training

    A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to interviewing job candidates.