How do I register my company for a Work Placement?

I have submitted a vacancy for a work placement, what happens next?

How do I know that the individual referred by Jobcentre Plus is eligible?

Jobcentre Plus has raised concerns about the community benefit of my vacancy – why is this?

Are young people who are fast tracked through a Jobseeker’s Allowance claim eligible to be considered for referral by Jobcentre Plus?

Can we interview candidates to check their suitability?

How long should recruitment take?

The criteria states that all jobs must be filled by a certain date, for example 31 March 2010. If we experience delays for example with CRB checks, can we start people after that date?

Can I specify that applicants must have previous experience in my area of business?

We have interviewed candidates referred from JobCentre Plus and have chosen the person/people for the job what happens now?

National Minimum Wage Legislation provides an exemption from paying the national minimum wage to apprentices. Does this apply to Creative Work Placements?

Can an employee work less than 25-hours per week due to caring commitments or a health condition?

Is a person who starts a job considered a ‘programme participant’ or an ‘employee’?

Are Holiday Pay hours claimed as a normal working day?

If a Work Placement employee does not take all their holiday entitlement within the 26-weeks of employment can we pay the employee in lieu?

What are your expectations of the employer in resolving complaints or issues?

Can we give participants a slightly different status to standard employees?

How do you define community benefit?

What happens if a worker goes on long term sickness?

What about unauthorised absence, where an employee works less than the minimum 25-hrs in a week due to unauthorised absence?

Can the Department provide us with assurance that where an employee is employed alongside an existing worker and doing the same work for a lower wage, that the employer will not be open to legal challenge equal pay/employment legislation?

We have candidate who is member of the Territorial Army and requires time away from work. Can the employer grant this time as unpaid absence and extend the job by the appropriate number of weeks?

Can I make a job offer to someone who was not successful in an earlier job?

Can the charges for Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) searches be waived for sponsored jobs and what is the current cost of CRB Disclosures?

When is an Enhanced disclosure required and when is a Standard disclosure needed?

Do employees need to be screened under the Independent Safeguarding Authority vetting and barring scheme?