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Help with recruiting staff
Practical help for employers to recruit staff in Northern Ireland.
Recruiting staff
Consider why you need more staff and how you can recruit the ones that best meet your needs.
Recruiting staff: your options
Recruiting options for employers taking on new staff.
Recruiting staff on fixed-term employment contracts
Advantages and disadvantages of using fixed-term employment contracts when recruiting new staff.
Recruiting full-time or part-time employees
Employer responsibilities to full-time and part-time employees.
Recruiting agency workers
Information about the employment rules and regulations related to using agency workers.
Recruiting freelancers and outside contractors
Consider whether your business would benefit from the use of freelancers and outside contractors.
Zero-hours contracts
Description of zero-hours contracts and employer responsibilities relating to them.
Recruiting staff: seven things you should know
If you want to expand your business, one way to do this is to take on new staff.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
Current minimum wage rates for Northern Ireland workers.
Recruiting staff and data protection issues
How data protection procedures apply to staff recruitment information.
8 tips for employing staff for the first time
When you become an employer for the first time and take on a new employee, there are important checks you must make.
Recruiting directors and managers
Skills directors and managers should have and the responsibilities they should be given.
Recruiting seasonal staff
As an employer, there are various options available to you to deal with a seasonal rush.
JobStart
Employer incentive scheme to help people aged 50-64 years old at risk of long-term unemployment enter the workplace.
Employers' Handbook: section-by-section
Download individual sections of the Invest Northern Ireland Employers' Handbook.
Invest Northern Ireland Employers' Handbook
The Employers' Handbook from Invest Northern Ireland outlines legal essentials and best practice guidelines for effective HR management.
TUPE legislation in Northern Ireland
Employer guidance on TUPE legislation in Northern Ireland.
Advertise a job and interview candidates
The recruitment processes you should follow when advertising a job vacancy, interviewing candidates, and selecting the right person for the job.
Preparing to interview candidates
How employers can get the most out of their interview process by preparing ahead and planning the right questions for the interview.