{"id":247907,"date":"2021-03-17T10:16:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T10:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrdept.co.uk\/norwich-east-coast\/free-hr-templates\/hiring-your-first-employee-download-guide\/"},"modified":"2021-03-26T16:42:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T16:42:16","slug":"hiring-your-first-employee-download-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hrdept.co.uk\/norwich-east-coast\/knowledge-hub\/free-hr-templates\/hiring-your-first-employee-download-guide","title":{"rendered":"Hiring your first employee Download"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.hrdept.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/colour-swish-master-footer_02.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp2&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; 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