“I urge employers to commit to the Better Hiring Charter so that we can make UK hiring the fairest in the world.”
— Dame Maria Miller, Former Minister for Women and EqualitiesThe UK's leading hiring institute
The Better Hiring Institute
Home of the National Hiring Strategy, bringing together industry and government to transform UK hiring.
Join the Institute for free and help make hiring faster, fairer and safer.
Practical reform, shaped with the people who hire.
BHI creates space for policy, employer practice and hiring services to move in the same direction.
15,000+ employers and hiring organisations engaged
30+ roundtables, events and policy discussions each year
Working with UK Government
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National Hiring Strategy
A national programme for better hiring.
The National Hiring Strategy gives employers, providers and policymakers a shared direction for improving how people are hired across the UK.
It brings practical guidance, evidence and standards together so hiring can become faster, fairer and safer at scale.
National Hiring Framework Resources and tools to help organisations assess and improve hiring practice.
National Hiring Metrics Shared measures for performance, fairness, candidate experience and hiring outcomes.
Better Hiring Standards Pathways for organisations committed to faster, fairer and safer hiring across the UK labour market.
Backed by cross-party voices in parliament.
“I am delighted to support the work of the Better Hiring Institute, one of the largest employer bodies active in the UK.”
— Lord Lucas“Making UK hiring the fastest globally is critical to our aims of growing the economy, improving productivity, and cutting waiting lists and workloads.”
— James Morris, Former Conservative MP“The work of the Better Hiring Institute to make UK hiring faster, fairer and safer is critical to how we drive future competitiveness and prosperity.”
— Simon Fell, Former Anti-Fraud Champion for the Prime Minister“The Better Hiring Institute has an important mission. We must bring about change to the way hiring is done across the UK, reducing barriers and improving opportunity for all.”
— Lord Holmes
In Parliament
Bringing evidence from hiring into national discussion.
Convening employers, providers and policy stakeholders in Parliament to focus on the real barriers that affect hiring in the UK.
Roundtables and launchesFocused events that bring decision-makers and industry leaders together.
Policy insightPractical evidence from employers and providers to inform better labour market outcomes.
Member participationOpportunities for members to contribute to national discussions on hiring reform.
Get Involved
Join for free, choose your pathway
Improve how your organisation hires.
Join for free to access resources and events. Explore the Better Hirer membership to become a better hiring organisation.
Help shape trusted hiring services.
Join for free to connect with the Institute. Explore the ARTP membership to shape the future of tech in hiring, with other provider pathways coming soon.
Support national hiring reform.
Partner with the Better Hiring Institute to support events, research, standards work and actionable campaigns that move UK hiring forward.
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