Recruitment: essential background
The following is essential background for all recruitment excercises and new appointments:
- The department/recruiting unit must ensure that the administrator and/or Head of Department hold a current letter of authority to employ/dismiss staff
- Any departmental and/or divisional procedures for authorising recruitment should be followed.
- The appropriate employment status (employee, casual worker, agency worker, consultant) for the post should be established
- The correct contract type for the post should be ascertained
- The department/recruitment unit must check whether the vacancy would present a suitable redeployment opportunity for any existing departmental staff who are at risk of redundancy.
- Those involved in the recruitment exercise must follow the code of practice on staff recruitment and selection and be mindful of the equality considerations
- Care must be taken regarding employment of children and young persons, employment of relatives, or those who - if appointed - would hold more than one contract of employment with the University (dual appointments)
- Panels must be chaired by someone who has completed the recruitment training within the last four years.