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Jobcentre Plus help for recruiters
»» Jobcentre Plus offers
practical recruitment support and advice
to employers that open up jobs to its
jobseekers, including help with:
• developing pre-employment training
(specific to your job requirements) for
people that need it
• agreeing new ways to help people
work in your business, eg by offering
flexible working patterns
• giving your existing employees the
chance to mentor people who want
to work
• reviewing your recruitment processes
to make sure they don’t exclude
anyone unnecessarily
Small Business
Recruitment Service
This provides individual support for
small businesses, including:
• a helpline with specialist advisers
who understand small businesses’
recruitment needs
• help with the design and wording of
your job vacancy
• signposting to other types of support
(eg Acas for employment legislation
issues)
• a contact who can advise you on the
local labour market
• an aftercare service to make sure you
continue to get the service you need
after you’ve recruited someone
Contact the Small Business Recruitment
Service for advice about or help with
recruitment.
Work trials
A work trial is a way of trying out a
potential employee before offering them
a job. Once agreed with Jobcentre Plus,
you can offer a work trial if the job is for
16 hours or more a week and lasts at least
13 weeks. The work trial can last up to 30
days.
Some of the benefits are:
• it’s risk free - you can try the person
out before making a final decision
• you know they’re committed because
they’re volunteering to do it
• there are no wage costs - people
continue to get their benefits
• there’s very little paperwork and it’s
fuss-free
The conditions for a work trial are:
• the duration of the trial must be
agreed in advance
• the jobseeker must meet eligibility
conditions and volunteer to take part Jobcentre Plus will check this for you
Small Business Recruitment Service
Telephone: 0345 601 2001 (option 2)
Textphone: 0345 601 2002
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