Settlement agreements

Settlement agreements were previously referred to as compromise agreements.  Settlement agreements and are a legal document between an employee and an employer which outlines the terms to which they agree to sever the employment contract and...


Right to work checks

Under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all employers are required to make basic document checks on every person they intend to employ to ensure that they have the right to work in the UK. As an employer you are responsible for en...


Volunteers

Volunteers who work within your organisation are not employees or workers and therefore have limited protection under employment law. Volunteers are provided with protection and under Health and Safety legislation and discrimination as outlined i...


Interviews

Arguably the most important stage of the recruitment and selection process is the interview.  So it always amazes me how little time recruiting managers spend in preparing for the actual interview, so much so that I once conducted an intervie...