Employing new staff

Making an employment offer

What to do when you make an employment offer, including reference checks, making an offer and letting us know.

Doing reference checks

Before you decide who to hire, you can do reference checks. This is when you talk to people who know the candidate. Reference checks help you learn more about their work history, qualifications or character.

You will need to ask the candidate to provide a reference and their contact details.

Making an offer

Once you’ve offered the job to a candidate, you negotiate the terms and conditions of the job with them.

If the candidate accepts the job offer, you create an employment agreement. An employment agreement makes it clear what is expected from the successful candidate and what they’re entitled to while working for you.

If you want advice or help to make an employment agreement, these resources can guide you.

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Letting us know

Once you hire someone for the job, you let your Relationship Manager know or contact us during our open hours.

We then close the job listing, which can include us:

  • removing the job listing from where it is published, if it's still live
  • asking you for feedback about the other candidates you met
  • telling the other candidates they didn't get the job.

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