Recruitment

Inclusive recruitment practices are key to knowing how to identify and select the best talent for your organisation from the widest possible pool of candidates. Inclusive Employers walks you through:

  • how to avoid unlawful discrimination in your recruitment process;
  • thinking inclusively about what constitutes talent;
  • best practice in inclusive recruitment procedures;
  • a downloadable inclusive recruitment policy template.

Here's a taste of what you'll read as a member on our website...

Recruitment | Getting recruitment and selection right, removing the barriers which prevent diverse people coming into your organisation and challenging bias which limits opportunities is an absolute priority.  The process of recruitment can set in train entrenched inequalities.  Assumptions about the ‘type’ of people who can perform certain roles, limiting person specifications that demand very specific previous experience or education and preconceptions about what constitutes talent all allow discrimination to take hold.  To tackle this it is vital to approach recruitment in a systematic way, remove the scope for unconscious bias and keep detailed records of every stage of the process. | Using an application form and short-listing grids is the starting point to a systematic approach as they reduce the scope for subjective decision making. Many applicants want to simply submit a CV in response to job adverts, but such non-standardised data is much more likely to result in poor selection decisions based on criteria other than capability and merit. Candidates with a genuine interest in the job will take the time to complete the application form – and if they don’t it is unlikely they would be suitable for the job. | Your goal in acquiring new talent should be to recruit people with the necessary skills, expertise and qualifications to deliver your objectives and make a positive contribution to the values and aims of the organisation. | As an employer, you have a responsibility to ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection...

As a member, you'd get access to the full contents and other benefits, including supplementary inclusive policy templates and how-to guides on a range of topics, which make rights, responsibilities and legislation easy to understand and accessible for both HR teams and employees. They're free for members to download and available for non-members to purchase.

Members also enjoy free and reduced rate tickets to our events, including an introduction to inclusion and interactive sessions exploring inclusion and diversity, which can be tailored for in-house delivery. We'll keep you updated on the top news on inclusion each week, monthly case law briefings and are always available to answer legal queries through our helpline. 

If you'd like to learn more about membership, we invite you to read more on our site or to contact us at info@inclusiveemployers.co.uk or 020 7803 0689 to have a chat. If you're ready to join, you can do so right on our site by invoice or company credit card.

If you're already a member, log in to access full site contents, including our digital and downloadable resources.

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