Recruitment
When recruiting new staff, employers need to make sure that they are complying with any relevant government legislation Laws made by the government. during each stage of the process.
While recruiting new staff
During this stage, businesses must consider the Equality Act (2010), which requires employers to treat people fairly and not discriminationTo treat someone differently or unfairly because they belong to a particular group. in any way. This means, for example, that a business cannot advertise a vacancy as only being open to people under the age of 30.
Recruiting involves collecting and using personal data, so businesses also need to ensure they are complying with the Data Protection Act (2018). All candidates applying for a job must give permission for their personal information to be used. They can also ask the business to delete any information that the business holds on them 鈥 for example, if they were unsuccessful in their application.
Once new staff have been recruited
When an employee starts a new job, the Employment Rights Act (1996) requires that they are provided with a written statement outlining the details of their employment within two months of them starting. This written statement must include basic details, such as:
- the job title and place of work
- the date the employment started
- the hours of work
- the salary or wage
The Pensions Act (2008) may require new staff to be enrolled into a pension scheme. Both the business and the employer will make contributions to the scheme.