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Key definition

Members definition

What does Members mean? In pensions practice, members are the individuals who hold, or will hold, benefits under an occupational pension scheme—whether still accruing benefits, having left service with preserved benefits, receiving a pension, or holding rights created by pension sharing/adjustment orders. In the UK, the term is defined in the Pensions Act 1995, s 124 to include active, deferred, pensioner and pension credit members. Equivalent provisions apply in Northern Ireland. In Ireland, “member” is defined in the Pensions Act 1990 and usage is broadly consistent (covering current and former members and those in receipt of benefits), although Irish legislation does not...

Law Firm Recruitment: identifying vacancies, writing job descriptions and person specifications, selecting agencies and online advertising, and objective CV sifting to control cost and risk

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Practice notes

Finding and hiring the right person is challenging and time-consuming, and misjudgements can become costly for the firm. It’s essential to get it right from the start: be clear about the individual you need, where to locate them, and what to prioritise when screening CVs.

The cost of recruitment

Recruitment can be costly, particularly for senior staff and partners. A range of elements drive these Costs:

salaries and pension contributions
easing-off time
getting up to speed
client care issues
placing job adverts
Agency Fees
your time reviewing CVs
your time interviewing
HR admin—references, offer letters, etc
IT—changes to phones, logins, email lists, etc

With such a commitment of time and resources, it’s vital to get it right from the outset. Recruitment involves six main stages:

determining whether a vacancy exists
drafting a job description
creating a person specification
choosing the selection process
attracting applicants
managing the response

Is there a vacancy to be filled?

When someone departs, the automatic reaction...

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Beth is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD) and has spent over 25 years specialising in Learning and Development. During that time she has worked across a broad variety of different industries and has, for the past 15 years, worked closely with a number of well known law firms; this has involved putting in to place systems and structures to encourage, enable and track the effectiveness of learning activities. Adept at face to face course delivery, and always enjoying excellent feedback, Beth is also accomplished at online delivery and created OnLive Learning in response to the challenges presented by the 2020 Covid-19 restrictions.Beth has written extensively for LexisNexis on subjects such as Performance Management, Managing Change and Stress Management. Away from her training delivery she is a published author writing about local history, hiking, wildlife and the outdoors and is...

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