How to employ someone: step-by-step
A simple checklist of what you need to do to employ someone to work for you.
Understand the steps to take when employing someone to work for you.
- 1
Check your business is ready to employ staff
- 2
Recruit someone
You need to advertise the role and interview candidates. You can use a recruitment agency or do this yourself.
As an employer you must make sure you recruit employees fairly.
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Check they have the right to work in the UK
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Find out if they need an AccessNI criminal records check
You may need to check someone's criminal record, for example, if they'll be working in healthcare or with children.
- 3
Check if they need to be put into a workplace pension
Check if you need to put your employee into a workplace pension scheme.
Know your legal obligations on pensions
- 4
Agree a contract and salary
When someone accepts a job offer they have a contract with you as their employer.
Check what the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates are for different ages
- 5
Tell HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about your new employee
You must tell HMRC about your new employee on or before their first payday.