Make use of sector-specific best practices
Use guidance and recommendations that are tailored to hiring in your industry sector, including Better Hiring Toolkits and other practical sector guidance.
Better Hiring Charter
Ten principles for faster, fairer and safer hiring.
Become a BHI member and pledge to the Charter to join organisations committed to better hiring.
The Charter
The ten Better Hiring Charter principles.
These principles bring together practical commitments organisations can use to improve hiring quality, trust and access to work.
Focus on skills, not just qualifications
Remove unnecessary job requirements and incorporate skills-based hiring to attract a wider, more diverse talent pool.
Provide transparency for job applicants
Clearly state salary details, flexible working options and role expectations in job descriptions and adverts, and communicate with applicants at each stage of the process.
Remove bias from the hiring process
Implement DE&I policies that help ensure individuals are hired based on skills and potential rather than personal characteristics.
Promote equal opportunity for women and other under-represented groups
Follow best practice guidance for promoting equality of pay and opportunity for everyone.
Champion wellbeing in the hiring process
Embed practices that support positive mental health for applicants and hirers, foster a respectful experience, and ensure people feel valued.
Adopt a digital-first approach to hiring
Use technology to achieve faster, fairer and safer hiring outcomes.
Use innovations such as AI responsibly
Follow best practice guidance so AI tools in hiring are used with fairness, transparency and without bias.
Promote a safeguarding culture to deter key risks such as hiring fraud
Implement safeguarding policies that address emerging digital risks, including data breaches and online hiring fraud, to protect the public and your organisation’s reputation.
Work with transparent recruitment partners
Use partners that demonstrate high levels of compliance with relevant regulations, including transparent and responsible online recruitment practices.
Support the Charter
Become a member to support better hiring.
BHI membership gives your organisation a practical way to support the Charter, access resources and take part in work to make UK hiring faster, fairer and safer.
Join BHI for free and support the Better Hiring Charter, to start your Better Hirer journey.
Become a memberSignatories
Organisations supporting the Better Hiring Charter.
These organisations have committed to making UK hiring faster, fairer and safer by following the Charter principles.
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