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ERA 2025 ready: day-one unfair dismissal protection from January 2027

Stop expensive hiring mistakes.

A bad hire can cost tens of thousands in lost productivity, management time and team disruption. PRODICTA shows you how candidates perform in real workplace situations before you hire them, helping you make better hiring decisions with confidence.

The problem

A bad hire is one of the most expensive mistakes a business can make.

The cost is rarely just the salary. It is the lost productivity while the role underdelivers, the management time spent trying to fix it, the disruption to the team, and the cost of hiring all over again. By the time the mistake is obvious, most of that cost has already been paid.

What you get

Three outcomes that matter

Stop expensive hiring mistakes

See how a candidate handles the real situations of the role before you make an offer, so the costly mis-hires are caught before they start.

Hire with confidence

Replace gut feel and interview impressions with documented evidence of how each candidate actually performs under realistic pressure.

Protect productivity and team momentum

Bring in people who can do the job from day one, so existing staff are not carrying the gap and the team keeps moving.

Why employers choose PRODICTA

What a CV will never tell you

Industry bodies including the REC put the cost of a single bad hire at £30,000 to £50,000 once lost productivity, management time and re-hiring are counted. A CV and an interview cannot tell you who will avoid that.

A CV tells you what they have donePRODICTA shows you what they can do, by putting candidates through role-specific work simulations built from your job description.
An interview tells you how they presentPRODICTA measures how they actually perform under realistic pressure, scored against fixed behavioural standards rather than opinion.
Evidence you can act onEvery report comes with strengths, watch-outs and a confidence level, all traceable to what the candidate actually did.
Customer story

See it in practice

Famous Wolf · Digital marketing agency, Midlands

How Famous Wolf Gained Additional Hiring Insight Before Deciding

Challenge

Famous Wolf, a Midlands digital marketing agency, were weighing up a hire and wanted more than interview impressions before committing. Interviews can only show so much about how someone will actually perform once they are in the role.

What PRODICTA found

The assessment surfaced concerns about the candidate that had not been apparent through the interview process, giving the team documented evidence of how the candidate was likely to handle the real demands of the role.

Outcome

The additional insight strengthened the team's decision. Rather than relying on interview impression alone, they could weigh evidence of how the candidate would perform before making the call.

PRODICTA gave us valuable insight into areas that would not normally become visible until someone was already in the role. The assessment helped us make a more informed decision and gave us greater confidence in our recruitment process.

Natalie Hayward, HR Manager, Famous Wolf
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What is a bad hire really costing you?

A bad hire rarely costs just the salary. Answer four quick questions and see an evidence-based estimate for your situation, broken down by where the money actually goes.

Four questions. Around thirty seconds.

This is an evidence-based estimate, not financial advice.

How PRODICTA Works

The PRODICTA Placement Intelligence Model

Four layers that turn a candidate response into an evidence-based hiring decision.

1

Behavioural Simulation

Candidates complete role-specific work simulations built from your job description. Every scenario reflects a real situation they will face in their first 90 days.

2

Anchored Scoring

Responses are scored against predefined behavioural anchors, not AI opinion. Each dimension has a fixed standard for high, medium, and low performance.

3

Role Calibration

Scores are weighted for your specific role family. A warehouse operative and a finance director are not measured against the same model.

4

Placement Intelligence

Every insight is traceable to something the candidate actually did. Watch-outs come with evidence. Strengths come with proof. The verdict comes with a confidence level.

This is not AI guesswork. This is evidence-based placement intelligence.

See it in action

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Assessment Report
Alex Johnson
Senior Account Manager · Completed 2 Apr 2026
82
Strong Hire
Top 18%
Strengths
Clear stakeholder communication

Consistently structured responses around audience needs. Adapted tone for different scenarios.

Commercial awareness

Strong grasp of revenue impact and client retention priorities.

Watch-outs
Delegation hesitancy

Showed reluctance to distribute tasks. May become a bottleneck in senior roles.

Time pressure response

Quality dropped noticeably under tight deadlines. Responses became less structured.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Transparent pricing. No hidden fees.

Starter
£99per month
10 assessments/mo · Up to 2 users
First 30 days: £49 then £99/month

For small teams getting started with AI assessment.

10 assessments per month
Up to 2 users, extra £35/user/month
Highlight Reel included on every assessment
Immersive (extended scenarios) £25 add-on for Speed-Fit or Depth-Fit
Strategy-Fit assessments: extended scenario format and Highlight Reel both included
AI scenario generation
Pressure-Fit scoring
Response integrity check
Watch-outs and interview questions
All features included
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Professional
£299per month
30 assessments/mo · Up to 5 users
First 30 days: £149 then £299/month

For growing teams hiring at volume.

30 assessments per month
Up to 5 users, extra £35/user/month
Highlight Reel included on every assessment
Immersive (extended scenarios) £25 add-on for Speed-Fit or Depth-Fit
Strategy-Fit assessments: extended scenario format and Highlight Reel both included
Everything in Starter
Candidate comparison
Benchmarking tools
Archive and outcomes tracking
All features included
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BEST VALUE
Business
£499per month
100 assessments/mo · Up to 15 users
First 30 days: £249 then £499/month

For high-volume hiring and recruitment agencies.

100 assessments per month
Up to 30 Strategy-Fit per month (extended scenario format and Highlight Reel included on each)
Up to 15 users, extra £35/user/month
Highlight Reel included on every assessment
Immersive (extended scenarios) £25 add-on for Speed-Fit or Depth-Fit
Everything in Professional
Agency features
Placement risk scores
Document upload and send
All features included
Get started →
PRODICTA

PRODICTA Featured in Industry Media

How PRODICTA is shaping conversations on evidence-based hiring and compliance

2024
The Automation Era

AI hiring tools focused on speed and efficiency.

2025
The Transparency Shift

ERA 2025, AI Act implications. Regulators demand auditable processes.

Emerging Now
Evidence-Based Hiring

Hiring decisions must be defensible, structured, explainable.

This is why PRODICTA was built. Real work. Real evidence. Better hiring decisions.

PRODICTA
Featured In
HRD logoERA 2025 Compliance
PRODICTA Featured in HRD
"Recruiters now need auditable evidence of hiring decisions."
Why This Matters

With ERA 2025, employers must justify hiring rationale. AI-driven recruitment without documented reasoning is legally indefensible.

PRODICTA Connection

PRODICTA's structured assessments create measurable, consistent, explainable candidate evaluation. Every hiring decision is documented.

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Featured In
Employer News logoEmployment Rights Act 2025
PRODICTA Featured in Employer News
"Unfair dismissal changes demand proof of assessment methods."
Why This Matters

Extended notice periods and stricter unfair dismissal rules mean hiring decisions face legal scrutiny. Assessment transparency is no longer optional - it is required.

PRODICTA Connection

PRODICTA assessments are role-specific, transparent, and auditable. You have proof of how and why you hired every candidate.

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Featured In
SME Today logoUnfair Dismissal
PRODICTA Featured in SME Today
"Would your business survive a dismissal case?"
Why This Matters

From January 2027, unfair dismissal protection applies from day one and the qualifying period falls to six months. Employers must show that hiring and early-stage dismissal decisions rest on documented, objective evidence, not informal judgement.

PRODICTA Connection

PRODICTA brings assessment, documentation and probation tracking into a single, consistent process, so every hiring and dismissal decision is backed by evidence that holds up.

Read PRODICTA in SME Today
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Interactive check

Would your business survive a dismissal case?

From January 2027, employees gain unfair dismissal protection from their first day, the qualifying period falls to six months, and the compensation cap is removed entirely. The hires you make today are the ones that will be tested.

Six questions. Around ninety seconds.

This is an awareness tool, not legal advice.

Real Work. Real Evidence. Better Hiring Decisions.

PRODICTA generates role-specific work simulations that capture genuine capability. Featured in HRD and industry media. Featured in Employer News.

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PRODICTA helps you navigate compliance requirements while improving hiring quality. Featured in HRD and Employer News. Trusted by agencies and employers across the UK.

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