A CIPD survey (Recruitment, Retention and Turnover - 2007) found that the
average direct cost of recruiting a replacement member of staff is £4,333,
(rising to £7,750 if the associated costs of labour turnover are taken into
account (ie management time spent recruiting, inducting and training).
Use our guides to recruit the best staff at the lowest cost!
Once you've found your ideal candidate and made an offer of employment,
you may also wish to look at our section on new starters which has
useful guidance on taking up references and other checks, and ensuring the person has
the right to work in the UK.
What's new?
Read our guide to discrimination - recruitment considerations
before embarking on your recruitment activity and ensure that your managers are
properly trained to avoid discrimination. Apparently the most commonly asked
banned question is whether an interviewee is thinking about starting a family. Note
that this is not just bad practice, it could also be very expensive!
Recent research found that almost 9 in 10 respondents admitted to giving
jobs to the most attractive candidate! Do ensure that your managers are trained to
conduct interviews effectively - see our step by step guide to interviewing.
The fines for employing illegal workers were increased on 29 February 2008 -
to £10,000 for each illegal worker - see our new starters section.
