10 December 2021 System release updates

Pre-employment checks - References improvements

We've improved the references section of the pre-employment checks.

The references section will now begin with a status of ‘not started’ instead of ‘started’.

The system can be updated to show if an applicant needs their references checked or not. When an employer selects 'no', the check will show as ‘not required’.

A new page at the start of the references section provides an overview of what an employer needs to know before they start.

We’ve made the content on these pages clearer and improved the layout after user feedback.

Content improvements to the Create the advert page

We've improved the content on the job description and person specification page in the create vacancy flow based on user feedback.

Applicants you've offered the job to

We've improved the page called Applicants you've offered the job to. We’ve made the primary call to action links clearer by adding a third column called ‘What needs doing next.’