Milton Keynes Employment Law Seminar: Recruitment

Seminar Highlights:

• Avoiding Discrimination: Learn the importance of maintaining a discrimination-free recruitment process and the significance of a thorough paper trail, including Equal Opportunities Policies, job descriptions, person specifications, selection criteria, and training records.
  
  
• Stages of Recruitment: Gain insights into preparing job descriptions and person specifications, ensuring appropriate job titles, and focusing on outcomes rather than unnecessary working patterns.
  
  
• Objective Testing: Understand the importance of avoiding irrelevant criteria and objectively testing candidates’ skills and knowledge.
  
  
• Legal Aspects: Explore who can be liable for discrimination, the statutory defence of taking all reasonable steps, and the legal implications for employers, employees, recruitment agents, and publishers.
  
  
• Recruitment Process: Delve into the process of advertising vacancies, shortlisting candidates, conducting interviews, and making job offers.

This seminar is an excellent opportunity for HR professionals, managers, and business owners to stay updated on best practices and legal requirements in recruitment, when the proposed changes in the legal framework can be better navigated with smart hiring.