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The Differences between Recruiting in the UK and China
What are the risks involved in recruiting?
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About me
30 years in Recruitment, freelance HR Director
Born Hong Kong, grew up here & learned Chinese at university
Qualifications:Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel
& Development
British Psychological Society (BPS) Level 2 in Occupational Testing
Trainer in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
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High staff turnover
Loss of productivity
Poor performance
PR damage
Management time
Costs
Recruitment fees/ advertising
Investment in training
Why you need to manage recruitment risk
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Discrimination
Equality Act 2010
Unlimited costs
No qualifying period
Burden of proof with employer
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Protected categoriesAge
Disability
Gender reassignment
Marriage & civil partnership
Pregnancy & maternity
Race
Religion or belief
Sex
Sexual orientation
Discrimination types
Direct discrimination
Indirect discrimination
Associative discrimination
Discrimination by perception
Harassment
Victimisation
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Direct Discrimination
“where someone is treated less favourably than another person because of a protected characteristic”
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Indirect Discrimination
“when you have a rule or policy that applies to everyone but disadvantages a person with a particular protected characteristic”
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Defending a claimLawyers fees £30-40K
3-5 day tribunal
Tribunal judgementsAwards - unlimited for
discrimination
Injury to feelings
Fines
Litigation costs
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Average awards 2013-2014
Maximum Award Median Award Average Award
Unfair dismissal £3,402,245 £5,016 £11,813
Race discrimination £162,593 £5,513 £11,203
Sex discrimination £168,957 £8,039 £14,336
Disability discrimination £236,922 £7,518 £14,502
Relgious discrimination £22,762 £3,191 £8,131
Sexual orientation discrimination
£27,659 £6,824 £8,701
Age discrimination £137,000 £6,000 £18,801
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How to reduce recruitment risk
Review Policies & Procedures
CIPD website & library
Government websites – BIS
ACAS
Legal advice
Contracts, T&Cs, Policies
Legal helpline
HR Consultancy or Interims
Competency & values framework
Selection Methods
Training for hiring managers
Diversity
Advertise more widely
Consider access & mobility
Send out advice to candidates
Due Diligence
Use your network and get verbal references
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Thank You.
For support for your HR needs:
Claire Martin, Davica HR07795 216 982, [email protected]
For more China business events:
Grace Zhao, China Unbound 07785 260 705, [email protected] us: Meetup.com/China-unbound
