HR Glossary

What is HSE - Health and Safety Executive?

The UK's national regulatory body responsible for enforcing workplace health and safety law, conducting inspections, investigating incidents, issuing guidance, and prosecuting employers who fail to protect workers, operating under the authority of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Why it matters in hiring

HSE - Health and Safety Executive comes up whenever teams compare candidates, set policy or report on people data. Getting the definition right keeps decisions consistent, which is the same reason springhire scores every applicant against the same criteria rather than on impression.

Related terms starting with H

• Hazard Pay
• Headhunting
• Health and Safety at Work Act
• Health Insurance
• High Performer
• HIPAA
• Hiring Freeze
• Hiring Manager

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