In our article discussing the best interview techniques for employers here, we highlighted the need for a robust interview process. But when it comes to recruiting and interviewing staff, there are 3 HR legal compliance requirements every employer needs to know. They are:
- Ensure all of your job ads, job descriptions and interview questions aren’t discriminatory or biased. An obvious example is advertising a vacancy for a waitress. You should be using the term “wait staff”.
- Beware of any unconscious bias when it comes to interviewing or employing applicants. Keep your options and candidate assessments open to everyone by focusing on the requirements of the role – not who you think is the person to fill it.
- Develop a robust and comprehensive skills assessment process to ensure your recruitment practices aren’t hindered by preconceived assumptions or bias. Again, we talk about this in our article discussing the best interview techniques for employers. You can read this here.
Don’t expose your business to complaints of poor HR legal compliance
When it comes to HR legal compliance, you can’t afford to be exposed to doubts about the way you advertise, interview or select candidates. That’s why we recommend you ask us for assistance. We have many ways we can help you such as:
- Tailoring your job ads to promote the desirability of your employer brand as well as the inherent requirements of the position. This will attract the best available candidates.
- Co-interviewing applicants with you to safeguard your compliance obligations when asking questions and evaluating candidate responses.
- Asking us to perform the initial pre-interview screening to ensure you have an open candidate selection process that’s based on skills and experience – not pre-conceived ideas or unconscious bias.
- Using our expertise, extensive Jobs Board and tapping into our candidate network to perform the whole recruitment process for you.
There are many ways we can help you attract excellent new staff members
As you can see, there are many ways we can help you attract and interview excellent, high quality staff members. The best place to start is by speaking to us. Simply call the team at End2end Business Solutions on 02 8977 4022.