The Dutch Association for Personnel Management and Organizational Development (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Personeelsmanagement en Organisatie ontwikkeling - NVP) has updated its application code and placed it in line with modern HR practices of recruitment and selection.
The main changes implemented in the new NVP recruitment code include:
• The use of social media in recruitment and selection procedures has received a definite place within the selection procedure standards.
• Raising awareness among candidates and organizations that what is stated on the internet about a candidate or his employment history is not necessarily always correct.
• Tightening of the complaints procedure allows for the opportunity to take disciplinary action against a candidate alongside the existing opportunity to make recommendations. This applies particularly to organizations that use the NVP Recruitment Code explicitly for their recruitment and selection procedures.
Application Code
With this application code the NVP wants to provide a standard for transparent and fair recruitment and selection in the recruitment of a candidate. The proper treatment of a candidate is particularly important in times of poor labour market performance.
Organizations are not required to apply the application code but the content of the code will now be seen as a generally accepted standard of civilized conduct of an application procedure. If a company does not comply with the application code a complaint can be filed with the NVP. The application code is not regulated by law so there can be no rights derived .
Source: P&O Actueel