Recruiting staff toolkit

When you take on a new member of staff, there are five initial tasks you need to carry out to ensure you comply with the law:

• set your pay rate and pay at least the National Minimum wage
• carry out pre-employment checks to ensure your employee is legally entitled to work in the UK
• arrange employers' liability insurance if you are not already insured
• register as an employer with HM Revenue & Customs
• give your new employee a written statement of employment
  

You can find guidance and tools to help you fulfil these duties on the GOV.UK website.

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