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The Risk of Skipping Background Checks
Taking on a new hire and running the risk of skipping background checks can sometimes seem attractive. With competition for talent high, the pressure is always on for getting a new hire onboard and contributing as quickly as possible. However, when someone new enters your workplace, you need to consider the risk that person may Read more…
Screening Services for the FMCG Sector
Delivering screening services in the FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) sector means working with a wide variety of businesses and individuals, offering a service that reflects a range of priorities. From high street shops to football clubs, security businesses, nuclear businesses and more, screening services need to be flexible and adaptable. Alexander Pilla and Chris Read more…
Do you know your ECCTA from your WPA?
The trend of new ‘failure to prevent’ corporate criminal offences continues with The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) and Worker Protection Act (WPA). In the UK there is an increasing tendency to make employers responsible for employee misconduct. This has been the case for centuries in civil law, with the doctrine of vicarious Read more…
What is the Future of Pre-Employment Screening?
Kevin Stone, Director of Sales and Marketing at Accurate Background, and Chris Milligan, CEO of Konfir, discuss the changes we’re seeing in the screening industry and their impact. The future of pre-employment screening will see both speed and comprehensiveness grow. A mix of client demand and advances in technology will take the process forward, delivering Read more…
SMCR Background Checks for the Financial Services Sector
The need for SMCR background checks to screen personnel in the Financial Services sector is unquestionable. Senior employees within this sector don’t just have a responsibility to their own businesses, or to their customers, their actions can have far reaching consequences across entire economies. Will Threadgill, Account Manager at Accurate, discusses the regime. What is Read more…
Employment Checks for Energy Companies
Accurate Account Manager Grace Aitchison discusses how employment checks for energy companies are necessary to make sure the people they employ are always up to the job. Why Do Energy Companies Need to Screen? With employees making house calls and others at the frontline of call centres dealing with sometimes vulnerable and upset customers, energy Read more…
How To Use Social Media Screening
Social media is a relative newcomer in the world of candidate and employee screening. In recent years there has been growing awareness of the impact of an individual’s online actions and what this can mean for their employer and fellow employees. This area of technology-based communications is increasingly under scrutiny from the UK Government – Read more…
Accurate Background Partnering with Konfir to Provide Fast, Secure Employment Verification in the United Kingdom
Accurate Background, headquartered in Irvine, CA, and the largest privately held and minority-owned global provider of compliant background checks, drug and health screening, and workforce monitoring solutions, has announced a new partnership with Konfir, an innovative company providing employment verification technology in the UK. This collaboration will provide Accurate’s clients access to Konfir’s real-time verification Read more…
Global Screening: The Benefits of a Technology-First Strategy
There is no doubt that the workplace is now truly global and companies are ready, willing and able to employ talent from around the world. Location – of candidate and company – has become irrelevant compared to the need to secure the right talent. But for this international workforce to be assembled, employers need to Read more…
Navigating the Changing World of Work: Our Five Key Takeaways
During our event, Navigating the Changing World of Work, it was clear that rapid change has brought about a multitude of challenges for HR and Recruitment professionals. Discover our five key takeaways from our insightful keynote speaker, expert panellists, and our engaged audience… Building culture in our businesses in the changing world of work Did Read more…
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