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Insight: Social Media Screening in the Education Sector.
The Department for Education (DfE) is currently consulting on changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education, proposed to come into effect from September 2022. Relative new insight from Gov.uk highlights potential changes to the statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment within the Education Sector. If approved, the new safer recruitment guidance Read more…
Accurate Background Acquires Vero Screening, the UK’s Largest Independent Employment Screening Provider
Strategic Acquisition Accelerates Accurate’s Global Expansion Strategy and Broadens Vertical Expertise in Regulated Markets IRVINE, Calif. and BRIGHTON, UK, July 19, 2022 – Accurate Background, the largest privately held provider of compliant background checks, drug and health screening, and monitoring solutions, today announced it signed and closed the acquisition of Vero Screening Ltd., the UK’s largest independent employment Read more…
What Pre-Employment Checks Do I Need? | Insight for Hiring Managers
How can pre-employment checks help Hiring Managers? If you’re a hiring manager, pre-employment checks are likely to be a key part of the recruiting process. The various services offered within screening allow you to confirm the suitability of those applying for job roles. Different methods of screening can also be applied to those moving between Read more…
Cost of Employee Screening for Small Businesses and SMEs.
Background Check Services for Small Business Owners For small businesses and SMEs alike, pre-employment background checks are becoming increasingly necessary. As a result of the pandemic, the hiring process has changed for businesses of all sizes. If you are actively adding to your team, or have been over the past couple of years, it is Read more…
Why Pay-As-You-Go Employee Screening is a Smart Move for SMEs
If you’re a small to medium-sized business owner, safeguarding your customers, staff and new hires should be of utmost importance to you. Here we discuss benefits of both new and traditional methods of employment background checks, and how pay-as-you-go screening is fast becoming an increasingly important factor in hiring decisions of SMEs. What is pre-employment Read more…
How to Conduct Pre-Employment Background Checks for Small Businesses & SMEs.
As a result of the physical distance provided by the pandemic, employers at businesses of all shapes and sizes are looking to background checks to verify staff members and support their hiring decisions. Similar to businesses, background check services also come in a range of sizes, allowing employers to screen their candidates in ways that Read more…
What Do Small Businesses Need To Know About Employee Screening?
If you’re a small business or medium-sized business, it’s important that you know potential hires and current employees are truthful about their past experience and credentials. Background checks ensure a thorough assessment of who a job applicant has said they are, providing clarity around what’s down on their resume. They provide the necessary information you Read more…
Advantages of Employment Screening & Background Checks for SMEs.
Are Background Checks Beneficial for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses? For SMEs, background check solutions are becoming increasingly necessary. Casual self-employment and gig-work skyrocketed during the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, with ad hoc staff being needed more than ever. Hiring in 2021 has often meant making hiring decisions without physically meeting candidates. With more remote working than Read more…
Using Screening as an Anti-Corruption Tool
In a working world where we are more remote from our colleagues than ever, monitoring unethical behaviours in the workplace is becoming a mammoth task for HR. According to the most recent Fraudscape report from Cifas, ‘despite lower levels of recruitment, there were notable filings of dishonest actions and disclosing personal information to third parties.’ Although we’ve Read more…
5 Key Considerations for HR When Building an SMCR Compliance Plan
HR Managers should now be fully aware of the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (“SMCR”) that has replaced the Approved Persons regime for most financial sector firms regulated by the FCA/PRA. This regulation will make a significant impact on the UK financial services industry and indeed any organisation now offering finance under FCA regulation. The Read more…
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