3.1 The role of human resources GapFill

Human resources are important to businesses from  uniformscommunicationinitial recruitmentadvertising to ending  employmentadvicerulesrecruitment, and a range of activities in between. Arranging relevant  meetingstrainingsocialslegal advice is important throughout the time an employee works for the business.

Whilst large businesses may employ their own  HR manageroperativessupervisorsaccountant, smaller ones may outsource this function to  a partnera specialist organisationan interested partya stakeholder. This is a wise decision for smaller businesses as HR professionals are aware of updates to  advertising rulesNational Minimum Wagesocial media sitesemployment legislation and can help the business avoid making costly errors. 

A member of staff from the HR department or supporting organisation will also advise on  interview clothingtimesappointmentsinterview questions when new staff are being recruited. This ensures interviewers do not discriminate against applicants, even by accident. All candidates should be asked  differentopenthe samea range of questions, and a record kept of their  answersappearancequestionsage. The job should be offered to the  oldestyoungestworstbest candidate. 

If there are a large number of applicants for a job, HR may help by arranging online tests so that candidates can be  shortlistedaskedrefusedlong listed for a face-to-face or online interview.