Potential employees have a right not to be discriminated against. 2010 legislation introduced a number of new legal risks when recruiting new staff meaning that claims are likely to increase.

WBW can advise you on the potential pitfalls with recruiting new staff and the practical steps an employer should take to avoid them. We will advise you what is best practice at each stage of the recruitment process, including:-

• Identifying the vacancy.
• Preparing a job description and person specification.
• Deciding whether an exemption, such as occupational requirements, applies to the vacancy.
• Advertising the vacancy.
• Inviting applications either using application forms or other means of applying.
• Dealing with speculative applications.
• Undertaking equal opportunities monitoring.
• Shortlisting and interviewing.
• Medical questionnaires.
• References.
• Making an offer of employment, subject to conditions where appropriate and, where necessary, withdrawing the offer.
• Inducting the new employee, starting with a probationary period where appropriate.