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Writing a person specification and job description
Information about job descriptions and person specification
Using employment agencies to find staff
What information to provide employment agencies with to help them find staff for you
Job application process: CVs and application forms
Employers can weigh up the options for recruiting new staff either by requesting CVs or using job application forms
Shortlisting and inviting candidates to interview
How to draw up a shortlist of candidates for interview
Preparing for the job interview
Plan questions, study CVs carefully and make arrangements for the interview
Practical tests, psychometric tests and assessment centres
Tests you can do alongside the interview to help you choose the right candidate
Defining share-option and share-award schemes
Share-option schemes, share-award schemes and share purchase schemes
Advantages of mentoring
How a successful mentoring programme can benefit the business, mentor, and the individual being mentored
Set up a mentoring programme
How to establish an effective mentoring programme in your business
Mentoring: formal and informal programmes
How formal or informal mentoring programmes work and an example structure for a mentoring programme
Developing effective mentoring relationships
How to get the best from the mentoring relationship
Trade union membership rights
Understand the rights of union members, non-union members and union officials in your business
Managing bereavement law and discrimination
The law around managing bereavement and how to ensure discrimination does not occur.
Managing bereavement and returning to work
How to provide help and guidance when an employee is ready to return to work following a bereavement.
Steps to take when managing bereavement
How to deal with the immediate aftermath of bereavement and how why it is good practice to develop a bereavement policy.
Benefits of supporting bereaved employees
Supporting your employee through bereavement not only helps them but can also benefit your business.
Managing employee bereavement
How to best manage bereavement in the workplace, from dealing with the initial situation to how you can help your employees.
How to support employees with mental ill health
Ways that you can support employees if they are experiencing mental health issues.
Advantages of creating a positive mental health culture
Key benefits of creating a culture that respects and helps employees with mental ill health.
Problems caused by poor management of mental ill health
Poor management of mental ill health can create a number of issues including conflict, high staff turnover, and increased costs.