EMPLOYER REGULATIONS
Red River, like all UK employment agencies & employment businesses, is now obliged to comply with the requirements of "The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003". These regulations were put in place by the DTI in the interests of all parties within the recruitment process as "a framework of minimum standards that clients, both work-seekers and hirers, are entitled to expect".

Although this is not an exhaustive list, the main issues to be observed by us, as an employment agency, when working with employers are:

i) Obtaining agreement to terms of business before services are provided (Regulation 17).

ii) Obtaining full information about the hiring company and the position(s) that it is seeking to fill (Regulation 18). This includes information about:

a) the nature of the hiring company's business activities.

b) the type of work the position involves.

c) location of the position & the hours of work.

d) any potential health & safety risks.

e) the experience, training & qualifications that may be required for the position

f) the minimum rate of pay and any benefits offered.

g) the length of notice that the successful applicant would be required to give/receive.

iii) Obtaining specific information about work-seekers prior to introducing them to an employer (Regulation 19). This includes:

a) obtaining confirmation of their identity by means of sight of copies of their passport, driving licence or birth certificate.

b) confirming that potential candidates have the experience, training, qualifications and/or authorisations considered necessary by the employer or by law.

c) confirming that potential candidates are genuinely interested in the position.
 

EMPLOYER REGULATIONS

We ask all employers to return a signed copy of our terms of business before acting on their behalf on any assignment. Since this means that there are no hidden surprises for either party, we consider this to be as much in our client's interests as in our own.

Most of the necessary information about your company and the position(s) you are seeking to fill can be readily obtained through face-to-face discussion, our preferred route, or by telephone when this is not practicable. However, with regard to Health & Safety, we now ask employers to complete a brief questionnaire and, as the DTI advise, supply a copy of any risk assessment you have undertaken.

As an employer, you can be assured that any job-seekers introduced to you by Red River have been fully briefed about both your company and the position, have confirmed their interest and agreed that their details may be submitted to you. In all instances job-seekers are required to provide proof of their identity and qualifications before they are submitted for consideration.

If you would like more information about these requirements please feel free to contact us by telephone, email or post. Alternatively, links to the full text of the Regulations and to the DTI's guidance notes can be found on the Links page of this website.
 
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