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What Changes Will Labour’s Employment Laws Bring?
One of the most significant and early impacts to be made by the new Labour government will be in the area of employment laws. With numerous and extensive changes on the cards, the underlying trend of these changes is to drive enhanced employment protections for employees. New day one rights will come into force, along Read more…
How Are Employers Investigating Career Gaps?
CVs are starting to look different after the pandemic, following the furlough scheme and businesses making redundancies. Katie Underhill, Client Services Manager at leading employment screening provider Accurate Background, looks at why more people are now taking career gaps and employers’ attitudes towards them. Career gaps are becoming more commonplace on CVs, especially since the Read more…
International Employment Screening Spotlight | France and the UK
France and the United Kingdom are close neighbours. These countries are separated by a mere 21 miles of sea and are also connected by the Channel Tunnel. So, you might think that these countries share similar approaches to international employment screening, vetting and verification. Especially since the primary data protection legislation in France is the Read more…
The Rise of the Fake Employment Reference
Checking a candidate’s employment references from previous employers is one of the most common types of employment background check. An employment reference should give dates of employment and details of the role. Sometimes, they may also contain details about the individual’s performance or other related information, although this often depends on the previous employer’s referencing Read more…
Rescreening Employees and Why It’s Important
When employers and hiring managers are selecting their candidates, pre-employment screening is a hugely important part of the process. It’s commonly used at the onboarding stage to ensure a new employee has the skills and experience necessary for the role, as well as establishing transparency and trust in your staff base. But if a member Read more…
Screening international employees: Do you know what’s required?
With the UK being subject to its own privacy regulations like GDPR, are businesses aware of the screening procedures required when it comes to hiring teams of people internationally? Aga Szulbinska, our Head of Client Services, discusses what approach growing enterprises need to take, as well as any limitations they may face when it comes Read more…
Social Media Screening: Is It Here to Stay?
With privacy laws constantly changing, will social media screening continue, or will it become ever more legally problematic for employers to review this element of a candidate’s personal life? Piers Hutchinson, Head of Compliance at Accurate, discusses limitations and future trends we can expect to see in the world of social media screening. The digital Read more…
Why should screening be part of your recruitment and employment process?
Pre-employment screening is an integral part of the recruitment process and HR function. It gives you confidence in your new hire, reduces business risk, and ensures you’re fully compliant in your industry and the country you’re hiring in. And regularly rescreening your employees means that you promote a culture of honesty and integrity within your organisation. Outsourcing Read more…
What Candidates Need to Know About Financial Background Checks.
If you’re currently undergoing pre-employment screening, you can be sure that your future employer wouldn’t be taking you through this process unless they really wanted to work with you. However, this can be an unclear time, with many extended requirements being asked of you. Standard pre-employment screening packages comprise of several individual services, giving hiring Read more…
DBS Checks – What, Why, and How?
Whether you’re undergoing pre-employment screening, or in the HR team and hiring a new employee, it’s important to know the facts about DBS checks. If you’re new to DBS checks, remember that in many cases they are necessary for industry compliance. Whilst they are used in the recruitment process, they can also be routinely necessary Read more…
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