How to recruit new people without reproducing systemic inequality

This nine-section guide from People Support Co-op (published via RadHR) challenges the assumption that standard "objective" recruitment is neutral, critiquing how dominant power structures shape supposedly merit-based processes. It walks organisations through every stage of recruitment: pre-recruitment planning, becoming a first-time employer (HMRC, pensions, insurance, contracts), designing inclusive adverts and application materials, running fair shortlisting and interview processes, making and withdrawing job offers, onboarding with reasonable adjustments, and complying with data-protection obligations. Throughout, it offers practical suggestions to actively widen the pool of applicants and reduce the reproduction of systemic inequality — including a critical discussion of right-to-work checks and the hostile environment. Best suited to small charities and co-operatives hiring for the first time or reviewing existing recruitment practice.