Manager’s guide
The manager's guide to recruitment and onboarding
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The manager's guide to recruitment and onboarding
Recruitment brings together several separate duties: not discriminating, checking right to work, handling candidate data, and issuing the right paperwork on time. A checklist for each stage.
What you will learn
- Recruiting fairly from the start
- Job adverts and applications
- Right to work checks before day one
- DBS checks: only where the role needs one
- Handling candidate data lawfully
Written by Joyti Kaur, Head of People
Written for managers,
not lawyers.
Inside the guide
11 short chapters
Read it in one sitting, or jump to the part you need today.
01Recruiting fairly from the start
02Job adverts and applications
03Right to work checks before day one
04DBS checks: only where the role needs one
05Handling candidate data lawfully
06The written statement of employment particulars
07Contract terms: legal minimum and good practice
08Planning a good induction
09Probation: a brief word
10Getting recruitment and onboarding right
11How Jamie HR helps
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