<aside> 👉🏾 Decide which type of employment is applicable – permanent full time, permanent part time, casual, fixed term, apprenticeships or trainees. Legally, it’s important to get this right. Also make sure your process is accessible and not discriminatory.

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Policy

{Business Name} recognises a robust and professional approach to recruitment and selection helps us to attract and appoint individuals with the necessary skills and attributes to fulfil our aims and support our business goals.

All appointments should be made on the Principle of Merit, compliance with all relevant Federal and State Legislation and adherence to this policy and related processes.

Our Business recruits people via the following methods:

Procedure

  1. Create a simple position description for the job covering key activities, tasks, skills required, expectations, deliverables and safety considerations. When advertising, avoid discriminatory language e.g. young person. Target the requirements of the job e.g. we seek an energetic person.
  2. The recruitment process may include some or all of these: an application form, interviews, practical testing, reference checks, right to work in Australia checks. If undertaking an interview ensure there are no possible discriminatory requests for information, for example Do you plan to have a family in the near future?
  3. Give the successful candidate a contract of employment setting out clear terms and conditions. This includes the nature of employment e.g. permanent part time, casual. The contract should include a welcome note and start details.
  4. Once the candidate has accepted, contact the unsuccessful candidates as a matter of courtesy.

Induction

<aside> 👉🏾 Do not underestimate the impact of a good induction. HR research has found a thorough and positive induction radically increases the likelihood the employee will stay with you long term. Use what’s relevant to your workplace. NB: Under the National Employment Standards (NES), you must give all new employees a copy of the Fair Work Information Statement which can be found at the Fair Work Online website: fairwork.gov.au

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Policy

{Business Name} will make sure all new employees feel welcome and are ready to start work safely and competently through the use of a proper formal Induction process which this manual forms part of.