Personnel selection and recruitment processes in the public sector

Legal certainty and practical implementation

This training is held in German.
Even the initiation phase in the run-up to employment relationships is a complex legal matter. This is particularly true for the public sector. The training provides a fundamental and up-to-date overview of all legal issues and legal developments relating to the selection of personnel and the recruitment of Employees in the public sector. Using practical examples, judgments and checklists, you will learn how to handle this complex and complicated legal matter with legal certainty for your daily HR practice.

Contents

What should be considered in general and specifically before and when hiring a new employee in the public sector?

  • Differentiation between job advertisement, job description and requirements profile.
  • Legitimate and appropriate design and formulation of job advertisements and requirement profiles.
  • Constitutional requirements and necessary specifications for the requirements profile.
  • Legal consequences of incorrect job advertisements and/or requirement profiles.
  • Competitor dispute and competitor action by civil servants and employees.

Employer's means of knowledge for personnel selection

  • Employer's right to ask questions.
  • Duties of clarification and disclosure.
  • Internet research, screenings and background checks.
  • Medical examinations and aptitude tests.
  • Legal consequences of incorrect answers by the applicant.

Personnel selection and AGG

  • Non-discriminatory design of job advertisements and job interviews.
  • Indications of prohibited discrimination under the AGG.
  • Legal consequences of discrimination under the AGG.
  • Right to information of rejected applicants.
  • Current case law on the AGG.

Recruitment of severely disabled people

  • Compliance with the procedures according to SGB IX.
  • Special features for the job interview; right to ask questions.

Employee data protection

  • Data collection, data processing and data use during and after the application phase.
  • Purpose limitation, necessity and proportionality for the application and recruitment process.
  • Rights to information.
  • Observe deletion obligations.

Involvement of the interest group

  • Co-determination and participation of the works council and staff council.
  • Refusal of consent by the works council/staff council.
  • Control rights.
  • Personnel questionnaire.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

This training provides you with a comprehensive and practice-oriented overview of all legal issues relating to personnel selection and the recruitment of Employees in the public sector.

Current decisions from case law are explained in an easily understandable way.

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Methods

Lecture and discussion based on case studies, practical examples and current decisions; exchange of experience; recommendations for action; design tips.

Recommended for

Employees of HR departments that apply the TVöD or TV-L or comparable collective agreements or employment contract guidelines.

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Attendees comments

"Basic knowledge on the subject area was conveyed clearly and comprehensibly. Great organization and structure."

Sascha Bräunlein
Munich

Seminar evaluation for "Personnel selection and recruitment processes in the public sector"

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4.5
Content comprehensibility:
4.6
Practical relevance:
4.5
Trainer expertise:
4.8
Participant orientation:
4.6
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