The National Recruitment Federation is a voluntary organisation set up to establish and maintain standards and codes of practice
Truth, Integrity, Respect
for the recruitment industry in Ireland. Representing over 100 approx recruitment agencies throughout the country, the NRF seeks to provide it’s members, who have opted for self regulation, with the best possible service in terms of support, communication, advice sharing and problem solving and in doing so to promote professional competence within the industry.
The NRF Code of Conduct ( perm roles )is as follows:
1. GENERAL
Member companies and employees engaged by them shall comply with the Code of Conduct of the Federation and by the rules and regulations outlined below
2. LICENSING
It is a condition of Membership that the individual, agency or company is properly licensed to operate as an employment agency within the terms of the Employment Agency Act 1971 and any amendments thereto.
3. APPLICANT HANDLING/CONFIDENTIALITY
- Applicants must be treated in a courteous and dignified manner at all times. Their right to privacy must be respected including their right to be interviewed in a private area in accordance with health & Safety regulation. Regard must be had to the Employment Equality Acts 1977 and 1998.
- All applicants must be interviewed by the agency prior to being put forward to the client for interview. c.
- Applicants must be given full details of any job for which the agency intends to recommend them and permission sought from the applicant. An applicant’s permission must be sought and obtained before his or her details are revealed to an employer. The agency should also determine whether or not the applicant has been approached by another agency about the same job.
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