With recruitment back on the agenda, Susan Doris offers advice on how to hire staff and hang onto them – within the law

Emerging from turbulent economic times, many employers are now looking away from mass redundancies and towards mass recruitment in order to fill the skill gaps left in the wake of the downturn. How does a recruiting employer (poacher) stay on the right side of the law when attempting to recruit a team as aggressively as possible? How does an employer of a coveted team (gamekeeper) use the full armoury of the law in protection of such an onslaught?