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Digital criminal record checks roundup
In our recent webinar “Digital criminal record checks”, we brought speakers from the DBS as well as our own Director and Chair of the Better Hiring Institute, Keith Rosser, to discuss the planned changes to DBS checks in England and Wales and the best way for employers to respond to these.
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The Great Resignation & how to respond
At the back end of last year, a UK study found that 69% of UK workers were ready to move jobs in what’s been dubbed ‘The Great Resignation’ – and what’s more, only 16% were worried about trying to find a new one.
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Recruitment and screening trends for 2022
As we welcomed in the new year, the recruitment sector is rising to meet the challenges that 2022 may bring.
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Digital right to work in hiring: Webinar roundup
With the government’s announcement that digital right to work checks are to be made a permanent option for employers, it’s now becoming apparent exactly what that means and what the next steps are for businesses.
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New Home Office regulations announced on digital identity verification
On 27th December the Home Office announced the changes in right-to-work legislation that will allow digital technologies to be used remotely for identity verification.
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Industry hub focus series: Screening requirements in Education.
The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) is an executive agency of the Department for Education and they’re responsible for regulating the teaching profession. Regulated activity in education is anything unsupervised with children, including teaching, training, caring for or supervising, providing advice and guidance on wellbeing or driving a vehicle only for children.
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We believe the future of right to work checks are digital
There is much expectation that 2022 will see the Home Office introduce changes to regulation to allow digital identity verification to be used for onboarding of new employees.
2 minutes readShould you do your own employee screening?
Pre-employment checks are an absolute necessity for all businesses – whether you need basic checks to verify identification and right to work or more complex screening to meet the requirements of regulatory bodies, every organisation needs to screen.
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