How to

All items: Recruitment and retention

How to apply for a sponsor licence

Updated to reflect Home Office guidance on sponsors' duties in relation to employee absence because of coronavirus (COVID-19).
How to retain a sponsor licence

Updated to reflect Home Office guidance on sponsors' duties in relation to employee absence because of coronavirus (COVID-19).
How to deal with an employee who no longer has the right to work in the UK

Updated to include information on Badara v Pulse Healthcare Ltd, concerning the employer's use of the Home Office checking service for evidence of the right to work.
How to employ foreign students

Enhanced to include information about the expected implications of Brexit on the employment of foreign students from EEA countries.
How to design and analyse separation questionnaires

Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.
How to comply with the duty to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process

Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.
How to collect labour turnover data

Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.
How to develop a competency framework

Practical guidance on developing a competency framework, including whether to use an off-the-shelf set of competencies or to develop competencies in-house, using job analysis tools and testing the framework before rolling out to the workforce as a whole.
How to manage probationary periods

Practical guidance on managing probationary periods, including the law relating to statutory rights and contractual terms during the probationary period, the effect of Przybylska v Modus Telecoms Ltd, extending probationary periods, and a model probationary period clause.
How to employ volunteers

Practical guidance on employing volunteers, including employment status.

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