7 - Recommendation
Once a preferred candidate has been identified by the Committee, the Convener should complete the Interview recommendation form (Support staff)or the Interview recommendation form (R&T), and all information, including one interview assessment form representing the collective view of the Appointing Committee for each candidate, should be returned to the Recruitment Assistant assigned to your vacancy. Information should be gathered to enable processing of the contract i.e. start date, recommended salary (confirmed by HR).
All other material/copies of applications should be placed in confidential waste/shredding or returned to HR if this facility is not available within the Department.
Offers of employment must be made by HR and not by members of the Appointing Committee (Please note: verbal offers can be deemed as a formal agreement). However, departmental Managers responsible for recruiting may inform successful candidates that they have made a recommendation to HR. The offer will be sent within 2 working days of receiving complete information from the Appointing Committee.
Departmental Managers responsible for recruiting should not discuss the formal terms of employment with the successful applicant. Recruiters should remember that verbal offers can be deemed as formal agreement. However, departmental Managers responsible for recruiting may inform successful candidates that they have made a recommendation to HR.
All post interview correspondence, including reserve and regret letters are issued by HR, except in those instances where departments are dealing with the administration procedures (e.g. Research vacancies). The letters from HR will be issued within 2 working days of the information being received from the Appointing Committee.
Pre employment checks
| verification of qualifications | original qualifications will be checked by Human Resources. All offers will be made subject to the sight of these by HR |
| references | all outstanding references will be collected and an offer subject to satisfactory references, if still awaited, will be issued |
| disclosure | where a post requires a disclosure check (as identified in the job description) an offer will be made on a conditional basis, subject to the receipt of a satisfactory disclosure excluding clinical posts where an offer of employment will not be made until a satisfactory disclosure report has been received |
| work permit work registration scheme asylum and immigration act 1996 |
if required, an offer will be made on a conditional basis, subject to the receipt of the necessary approval by the Home Office. The Recruitment Assistant will provide further guidance on this process. From May 1 2004, most nationals of the new member states who wish to work for more than one month for an employer in the UK need to register under the Worker Registration Scheme. Contact your Recruitment Assistant for clarification. All offers will be made subject to satisfactory evidence of eligibility to work in the UK and identity |
| occupational health (if appropriate) | certain posts within the University or where any issues have been identified during the recruitment process |
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