Employing people

Recruiting people

Find guidance for every step of the recruitment process. The resources below provide information about support for recruiters from Jobcentre Plus, recruiting disabled people, Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks, right to work checks, discrimination law, apprenticeships, and how to advertise a job on the Find a Job website.

Jobcentre Plus can offer a wide range of advice and tailored solutions for employers throughout the recruitment process and can help to speed up the process by promoting vacancies directly to job seekers in job centres and inviting employers to local recruitment events. 

Jobcentre Plus also works with employers to run employment schemes like Sector Based Work Academy Programmes which prepares job seekers to work in specific sectors, and by setting up work experience opportunities.  

Through its Recruitment Support service, Jobcentre Plus will give you a named Employer Adviser who will work with you to fill your vacancies using the most suitable recruitment solution, including: 

  • help with job descriptions 
  • speeding up your recruitment process 
  • promoting your vacancies in local Jobcentres and our social media 
  • use of Jobcentre Plus offices for interviews (where available) and local recruitment events 
  • planning your future recruitment campaigns 

Pay and pensions

Check the resources below to check you have all the right information about pay and pensions, including national living and minimum wage, holiday entitlement, tax reliefs and allowances for businesses and pension schemes.

Developing your staff

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Help your employees to learn new skills and develop their careers. Find support and guidance below, including training and employment schemes for your business and occupational maps showing where technical education can lead. Discover more about other types of support for your employees, like flexible working and Universal Credit.