HR Officers and Internal Recruiters must understand their legal obligations when advertising vacancies and processing applicants. Some employers must also satisfy industry regulators that they are safely on-boarding new members of staff.
Here we offer HR Officers and Internal recruiters some handy guides on recruitment regulation and compliance.
We include tips on safeguarding and safer recruitment, reference requests and more.
Please contact us with your suggestions if you think we should add to our recruitment regulation and compliance advice for HR Officers and Internal Recruiters.
The landscape for UK health, social care, and education has shifted. In 2026, we are seeing a move toward digital modernization, sector-specific transparency, and heightened safeguarding. For providers, staying compliant means moving beyond “process-heavy” administration toward a focus on real-world impact. Here is what you need to know about the Read more
An increasing number of schools are failing in their safeguarding obligations. The most common reasons appear to centre upon poor recordkeeping or administration issues. Just one mistake on a Single Central Record can result in a poor Ofsted inspection outcome. Aside from the larger safeguarding discussion, we wanted to explore Read more
Compliance with the Care Act 2014 isn’t just about avoiding penalties—it’s about delivering exceptional care that builds trust with clients and regulators.
Should we be worried that Artificial Intelligence will eventually replace professional people like HR Leaders and In-House Recruiters? Will Artificial Intelligence be able to do anything and everything, including your job? Yes! Lets explore AI’s future impact. The future capability of AI is not generally in question. Predicting AI’s future Read more
Welcome to Recruiting Made Easy. In this series, we answer the questions that HR and in-house recruiters ask most often. The series covers recruiting processes, tech and regulation. Up next: What is Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment? Safeguarding: protecting people’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, helping them to live free from Read more
Stay on top of your Pre-Employment Checks with some fabulous new CVMinder ATS features. HR Heads with safeguarding concerns know that employment checks are critical. How do you ensure that employment checks are thorough and completed successfully before new employees start work? CVMinder ATS now allow you to: Create your Read more
It is important for all employers to implement changes to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage from April 2020. Easily forgotten though, there is something else to do. It’s time to check the salaries on your advertised vacancies and make any necessary changes. Among other job boards, our Read more
Managing employment reference requests is one of the most time-consuming jobs for any HR Department. For those with safeguarding obligations, new employees cannot start work until all checks are complete. So, delays in collecting employment reference requests can affect an employee start date. Finding new staff members is hard enough, Read more
Congratulations! You may be reading this because you have selected your new employee. Now it’s time to take up references and check the reliability of the information you received. If you are looking for an example Employment Reference Request template, one is included in this post. Firstly, let’s deal with Read more
The new General Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force during May 2018. It’s time to make sure you’re compliant with this handy GDPR checklist for recruiters. GDPR obliges organisations to manage personal information more securely and acquire individual consents to store and process that data. It covers electronic data and Read more