A CIPD survey (Recruitment, Retention and Turnover - 2009) found that the
average direct cost of recruiting a replacement member of staff is £4,000,
(rising to £6,125 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?
Equality Act: the provisions
relating to positive discrimination will come into force in October, as previously
expected. Under the Act, employers will be allowed to positively discriminate
during recruitment in favour of disadvantaged groups when choosing between
candidates who are otherwise equally qualified. Employers will not be able to
use pre-employment medical questionnaires prior to making a job offer.
See: Equality Act.
Illegal workers: note that the fine for employing illegal workers is
up to £10,000 for each illegal worker - see our new starters
section.
