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Recruitment and job applications

Recruitment

How employers should recruit and the laws they must follow.

Job references

If an employment reference has to be given and what a reference can say.

If a job offer is withdrawn

The difference between a 'conditional' and 'unconditional' job offer and what you can do if a job offer is withdrawn.

Rejected job applications

What to do if you're told you cannot apply for a job, or are rejected for it (for example, after a job interview).
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