Whether an organisation has a dedicated personnel or HR team, or devolves recruitment responsibilities to line managers and supervisors, it is important that anyone...
An apprenticeship levy on employers in the UK, first announced in the Summer Budget 2015, came into force on 6 April 2017, set at a rate of 0.5% of an employer’s pay...
Employers may wish to know whether a prospective employee has a criminal record, for example because: • it reflects on the employee’s character and suitability for the...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the data protection regime before 25 May 2018 and reflects the position under the Data Protection Act 1998....
UPDATE: The government published a consultation on employment status on 7 February 2018 seeking views on how to make the employment status rules for employment rights and...
When considering the possibility of employing children and young people, employers should be aware of: • issues relating to the contractual capacity of minors (see...
The fluency duty With effect from 21 November 2016 there is a statutory requirement for workers in customer-facing roles in public authorities to be fluent in the English...
Whether an organisation has a dedicated personnel or HR team, or devolves recruitment responsibilities to line managers and supervisors, it is important that anyone...
This Practice Note identifies the key issues for employers and employees to consider when making or receiving an offer of employment. While in many areas...
While the application form and interview process will give a prospective employer some assurances as to a candidate's suitability for a vacant position, some additional...
This Practice Note examines the legal and practical issues that may arise when an employer (referred to in this note as the 'new employer') seeks to recruit an individual...
For information on data protection issues in employment generally, see Practice Notes: • The GDPR and DPA 2018: key data protection issues for employment lawyers, and •...
UPDATE: A consultation as to whether it should be mandatory for employers to provide references for all their former employees was announced by the government in its...
This Practice Note looks at what employers need to do in order to carry out a ‘right to work check’ correctly, including the main steps that should be taken,...
This Practice Note provides commentary on the documents that an employer may accept when undertaking a manual right to work check. For further information about when and...
This Practice Note looks at why employers need to carry out ‘right to work’ checks and when such checks should be made. What are the benefits of a correct right to work...
The selection process begins with the shortlisting or sifting of applications to determine which applicants should be invited to participate in the next...