Business Management

FROM deciding whether to hire permanent or temporary staff to carrying out an induction, Business Link can ease the ….
Through its starting up section, the Business Link website provides a step-by-step guide to recruitment. It will help you consider whether recruitment is the best option for your business, suggesting a variety of alternatives to tackle capacity issues, including training in new skills or sharing workload.

If you decide to take on new staff, the guide will help you understand the options available, explaining the pros and cons of employing permanent, fixed-term, temporary or freelance staff.

The starting up section outlines your responsibilities throughout the recruitment process, including what to do when interviewing candidates to preparing a contract and ensuring that staff records are handled in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.

It will highlight key duties and actions, such as registering as an employer with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and checking whether a potential employee is eligible to enter, stay and work in the UK.