Job Centre Plus can help and advise about recruitment through their free Employer Services Line, the support includes:
- Specialist advisers who understand businesses’ recruitment needs and the local labour market
- Help with the design and wording of your job vacancy
- Help developing pre-employment training (specific to your job requirements) for people that need it
- Suggesting new ways to recruit for your business and avoid excluding people, eg by offering flexible working patterns
- Giving your existing employees the chance to mentor people who want to work
- An aftercare service after you’ve recruited someone