Employment law - Recruitment
Reference replyIf you're asked to provide a reference to a future employer for an employee or ex-employee, consider providing a basic reference only using our reference reply. This limits your exposure to possible negligence claims.Provision of refere... Read more
UPDATED04 Oct 2024
Response to feedback request from rejected candidateWhere a candidate's job application has been unsuccessful, sometimes they might request feedback from you on why they didn't get the job.No duty to give feedbackYou're under no legal obligation to give... Read more
UPDATED09 Sep 2024
Letter withdrawing conditional offer of appointmentIf you make a conditional job offer and the conditions are not satisfactorily fulfilled within a reasonable period of time, you should be safe in withdrawing the job offer on that basis and you can u... Read more
UPDATED06 Sep 2024
Offer of paid internship letterOur offer of paid internship letter is for use where you're offering paid work experience when the intern is a worker but isn't an employee. It's not suitable where the intern is, in reality, an employee. At the other end ... Read more
09 May 2024
Preventing illegal working letterIt's important to check all new recruits are eligible to work in the UK, or you could find yourself committing an offence. Use our preventing illegal working letter to enable you to carry out the necessary checks on pr... Read more
08 Mar 2024
Offer of appointment letterOnce you have taken the decision on the successful candidate, a job offer can be made, either in writing or over the telephone. If you make an offer verbally, always confirm it in writing using our offer of appointment lett... Read more
08 Mar 2024
Recruitment checklist This checklist covers matters to be considered when considering recruiting new staff and during the recruitment process. Getting the right candidatesYou may need to balance the most effective means of seeking good candidates ... Read more
05 Feb 2024
Right to work checklistDon't risk a £60,000 civil penalty for employing an illegal worker. Check all new employees' right to work in the UK before they start work for you using our checklist, record the date of your check and either take copies of t... Read more
05 Feb 2024
Equal opportunities monitoring formOur equal opportunities monitoring form enables you to gather personal information about job applicants in order to ensure that your recruitment process is being carried out fairly and in a non-discriminatory way.Ke... Read more
05 Jan 2024
Internal secondment letterIf you agree that an employee can temporarily work elsewhere in your business, use our letter to confirm the terms of their internal secondment.External or internal secondment?If you reach an agreement with an external third... Read more
05 Jan 2024