GDPR has been around for about 18 months now. The new European data protection rules are hugely changing how companies manage and process data and personal information about their workers. GDPR also applies to applicants and customers. There’s a growing concern that many companies are not doing this properly, especially when it comes to pre-employment…
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Credit Checks and Employment Vetting
If you’ve recently applied for a job, you’ll be familiar with the stacks of paper a new employer asks for. It’s not just a CV and a quick interview any more. Some of the checks, such as nationality verification, are legal requirements. Some jobs also require a criminal records check, or DBS. In other cases,…
Background Checking – What is it and how does it affect me?
Background checking, employment screening, worker vetting – all terms you’ll see employers use when they are advertising positions. Most applicants will have a vague idea that this is something to do with looking into the past of people. But there is certainly a lot of confusion about it. If you’re applying for a new position…
Safeguarding – What Exactly Does This Mean?
Safeguarding. It’s one of those buzzwords which appears to be everywhere. People toss it into conversation and it’s assumed that everyone knows what it means. Companies use it, the government use it and it’s all over the TV news and press. Do you know what it means? Even if you think you do, the whole…