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What do I do?
Recruiting an employee

To get the best help for your situation, first answer the questions on the guide's start page.

  1. Guide's start page
  2. Plan the recruitment
    1. Compare the options for finding an employee
    2. Calculate the costs of the employee
    3. What financial support can I get to hire an employee?
    4. Remember to comply with labour legislation
    5. Manage recruitment mandates
  3. Find a suitable employee
  4. Prepare for the arrival of an employee
  5. Recruitment checklist

Plan the recruitment

Compare the options for finding an employee

Information about different ways to find employees: hiring, temporary agency work, apprenticeship, and training.

Calculate the costs of the employee

Information about the costs of hiring an employee: wages, indirect costs, employers’ contributions, and other recruitment costs.

What financial support can I get to hire an employee?

Information about subsidies available for employers to cover employee costs: hiring support, daily allowances, and various reimbursements.

Remember to comply with labour legislation

Information about labour law, terms and conditions of employment, collective labour agreements, and employer’s obligations in recruitments.

Manage recruitment mandates

Instructions for granting mandates needed in recruitments and using services related to the employer’s obligations.

Recruitment checklist