The Recruitment, Selection and Rehiring Policy provides a comprehensive framework for attracting, assessing, selecting, and appointing the best available talent through a fair, transparent, and legally compliant recruitment process. It outlines every stage of the employee hiring lifecycle, including workforce planning, vacancy approvals, advertising, candidate sourcing, shortlisting, interviews, assessments, reference and background verification, offers of employment, and onboarding. The policy also establishes clear guidelines on employment equity, POPIA compliance, internal recruitment, family member appointments, foreign national employment, and the rehiring of former employees, ensuring that all recruitment decisions are objective, consistent, and aligned with the Company's strategic workforce requirements and South African labour legislation

What's Included

1. Introduction

• Recruitment philosophy
• Equal opportunity principles
• Employment Equity compliance
• POPIA compliance during recruitment
• Fair and transparent hiring practices

2. Purpose

• Talent attraction and retention
• Employer branding
• Recruitment objectives
• Workforce planning
• Hiring Manager guidance

3. Scope

• Permanent employees
• Fixed-term employees
• Learnerships and internships
• Internal and external candidates

4. Management Responsibilities

• Hiring Manager responsibilities
• Recruitment governance
• Policy compliance
• Recruitment accountability

5. Overarching Objectives

• Attracting top talent
• Efficient vacancy management
• Workforce planning
• Information security considerations
• Legislative compliance

6. Definitions

• Affirmative Action
• Competencies
• Employment Equity
• Inherent Job Requirements
• Psychometric Assessments
• Recruitment
• Selection

7. General Recruitment Principles

• Merit-based recruitment
• Non-discrimination
• Internal and external recruitment
• Internal promotions and transfers
• Recruitment during restructuring
• Stand-in appointments
• Succession planning integration
• Employment of foreign nationals
• Talent sourcing strategies

8. Equal Opportunity Employer

• Fair recruitment practices
• Diversity and inclusion
• Workforce planning
• Commercial and operational considerations

9. Identification of Vacant Positions

• Vacancy approval process
• Employee Request Form
• Business justification
• Budget approvals
• Workforce planning
• Employment Equity considerations

10. Advertising Vacant Positions

• Job profile requirements
• Job advertisement standards
• Minimum job requirements
• Internal recruitment
• External recruitment
• Recruitment channels
• Recruitment flexibility

11. Candidate Sourcing

Internal Recruitment

• Internal vacancy process
• Employee eligibility requirements
• Internal application procedures
• Career pathing
• Notice periods for successful applicants

Employee Referrals

• Internal referral process
• Hiring Manager responsibilities

External Recruitment

• Online recruitment
• Recruitment agencies
• Social media recruitment
• CEO approval requirements

12. Application Procedure

• Candidate application process
• POPIA consent
• Candidate declarations
• Job Application Forms
• Candidate information management

13. Candidate Selection Process

Application & CV Screening

• Resume screening
• Selection criteria
• Candidate shortlisting
• Fair and objective assessment

Shortlisting Principles

• Objective selection criteria
• Confidentiality
• Hiring Manager responsibilities
• Feedback to internal candidates

Interviews

• Structured interviews
• Competency-based questions
• Multiple interview stages
• Digital interviews
• Interview documentation
• Candidate feedback
• Internal candidate interviews

Assessments

• Psychometric assessments
• Competency assessments
• Medical testing
• Assessment validity and reliability
• Assessment confidentiality

Verification

• Reference checks
• Background verification
• Criminal record checks
• Qualification verification
• Identity verification
• Credit checks
• Work permit verification
• Candidate confidentiality

Offer of Employment

• CEO approval process
• Offer letters
• Employment contracts
• Offer acceptance process
• New employee communications

14. Regretting Unsuccessful Applicants

• Candidate communication
• Employer branding
• Recruitment professionalism

15. Employment of Non-South African Citizens

• Work permit requirements
• Immigration compliance
• Employment eligibility

16. Recruitment of Family Members

• Conflict of interest management
• Reporting line restrictions
• Family relationship disclosures
• Romantic workplace relationships

17. Rehiring of Former Employees

• Re-employment criteria
• Previous employment considerations
• Management discretion
• Conflict of business interest provisions