| Item | Action to be taken | Select |
| Determination of worker status | Working conditions examined to determine if new worker will be an employee or self-employed worker | |
| Recruitment authorization | Authorization received to recruit for a new hire | |
| Job description | Create job description | |
| Job posting | Create job posting | |
| Application forms/resumés | Applications/resumés reviewed | |
| Interview | Prescreen candidate | |
| Interview candidate | |
| References | Obtain written permission to check references, including applicable credit, criminal, security, bondable, immigration and driver’s license verifications (Payroll should NOT be privy to this information even if required by Human Resources/Hiring Committee/Collective Agreement) | |
| Offer letter/Employment contract | Create offer letter/employment contract that includes: | |
| Probationary clause | |
| Employee status (staff, professional, management, senior management, etc.) | |
| Pay structure with basic salary rate, overtime rate, commission, bonus, stocks, vacation, statutory holidays, personal days, etc. | |
| Benefit information (benefit package to be sent to employee prior to start date) | |
| Hire | Hire successful candidate | |
| Other | | |