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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect the proposed introduction of a statutory probation period under the Employment Rights Bill, which was published on 10 October 2024.
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- Type:
- How to
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.
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- Date:
- 6 April 2020
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- Commentary and insights
What should employers do if they have new hires due to start work during the current crisis? Jo Faragher asks HR professionals and recruitment specialists for their advice.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model confirmation of offer/formal offer of employment/appointment letter for use once all checks have been completed.
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- Type:
- 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.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
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.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model letter to retract a conditional offer of employment if the prospective employee subsequently fails to fulfil any of the conditions.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model letter to confirm an intention to employ an individual on the proviso that they meet certain requirements.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
An employment tribunal has awarded a claimant damages for breach of contract where he verbally accepted a job offer made by the employment agency acting for the employer, and the employer subsequently withdrew the offer.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that both the claimant's former and prospective employers committed discrimination arising from disability when a negative verbal reference resulted in a job offer being withdrawn.