Selecting staff

New and updated

• Letter acknowledging receipt of job application form

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the option to interview remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• Letter to accompany a job application form

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the option to interview remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• Police sector: Returning to duty during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

  Date:

  19 May 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  We look at how the police service is bringing returners back into its workforce to help support policing needs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Letter inviting a job applicant to a second interview

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the option to interview remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and precautionary measures where interviewees attend the premises during the outbreak.

• Letter rejecting a job applicant after an interview

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include a reference to an interview conducted remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• Letter inviting a job applicant to an interview

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include the option to interview remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and precautionary measures where interviewees attend the premises during the outbreak.

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the rise of remote recruitment

  Date:

  5 May 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  With social distancing guidelines and the increase in remote working due to the coronavirus, employers have been forced to rethink how they recruit and select staff. Graham Brown reports on the rise of video interviews and remote onboarding of new starters.

• Letter postponing a new recruit's start date because of the coronavirus outbreak

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to reflect guidance published on 15 April 2020 changing the date by which the employee must have been on the payroll to be eligible for furlough under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Recruitment challenges during the pandemic

  Date:

  6 April 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  What should employers do if they have new hires due to start work during the current crisis? Jo Faragher asks HR professionals and recruitment specialists for their advice.

• Making job offers

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to reflect changes in entitlement to the written statement of employment particulars and that probationary terms must be included, effective from 6 April 2020.