Industry leaders launch new hiring toolkit

The Better Hiring Institute (BHI) has launched a free-to-use industry best-practice Better Hiring Toolkit for the hospitality sector on how to hire quickly, fairly, and safely, and to tackle modern slavery in the sector. The BHI has collaboratively created the toolkit with experts at the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority, the Institute of Hospitality, Disclosure Scotland, Disclosure & Barring Service and Reed Screening.

The new toolkit provides practical, simplified guidance to support hospitality businesses with hiring new employees by utilising UK best practice. It provides advice on vetting potential new recruits, including checking and verifying their qualifications, as well as information for employers on their obligations when it comes to issues like modern slavery, which is sadly still rife across the hospitality sector.

'The hospitality industry is vital'
Keith Rosser, chair of the BHI, said: “I am delighted to have worked collaboratively with key bodies to provide the hospitality industry with this best practice guide to help hard working organisations who are facing multiple challenges on a daily basis. The hospitality industry is vital to the UK economy, and I hope the toolkit will assist organisations to hire to the best possible standard.”

Those responsible for recruitment within hospitality organisations are being urged to download, implement and share the toolkit within the hiring community. You can access the Better Hiring Toolkit here.

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