How to

All items: Recruitment and retention

How to apply for a sponsor licence

Updated to reflect the introduction of online right to work checks, effective from 28 January 2019.
How to retain a sponsor licence

Updated to reflect revisions to government guidance for sponsors relating to Home Office audits.
How to deal with an employee who no longer has the right to work in the UK

Updated to include information on Afzal v East London Pizza Ltd t/a Dominos Pizza, concerning the right of appeal against dismissal following the employee's failure to produce evidence of his right to work.
How to employ foreign students

Practical guidance on employing foreign students under tier 4 of the points-based system.
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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