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Taking on your first employee Part 1: Planning - Episode 54

Category: Business
Duration: 00:25:38
Publish Date: 2016-05-02 23:30:00
Description: Taking on your first employee: Part 1Planning

In this weeks' episode I bring you the first episode in a miniseries focusing on taking on your first employee and theconsiderations which apply with taking on any new employee.

In this episode I willcover:
  • Planning and why you should focus on what you want the employeeto achieve, the outcomes before your recruit;
  • Why you should think carefully about all of the costs includingthe hidden costs of taking on an employee;
  • The importance of budgeting correctly when considering salaryand hours;
  • How you can find the right person;
  • How are you going to decide who is the right person for thejob;
  • What references and pre-employment checks you are going tomake;
  • Why an offer letter is important and what to include.
ActionPoints
  1. Brainstorm and plan what youwant before advertising;
  2. Look at your budget;
  3. Ensure that those who are dealing with recruitment have atleast some basic training on the Equality Act;
  4. Outsource all or some of the process. Contact us for a fixedfee quote alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk .
Helpful Information &Links

The Equality Act 2010

 
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