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What is tailored pre-employment screening?
A crucial stage of any recruitment process, pre-employment screening is designed to help you bring in new hires safely and legally. There’s a lot to consider, and although there are set background checks that can be done, we know that screening most certainly isn’t one size fits all.
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Why we are screening 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
The election campaign has thrown up another set of cases where candidates have been forced to stand down because of past social media posts. It’s a fact of life that candidates standing for parliament will - and should - be held to a higher level of accountability than most other workers.
3 minute readThe future of employee screening process in the UK: why identity verification must evolve while remote hiring grows
An identity check is a crucial – but not always easy – step in the recruitment process in the United Kingdom. Let’s explore what is at stake for employers and the perspectives in terms of digital identity verification for remote hiring.
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7 Reasons ‘on demand’ screening is right for your business
If you’re new to the world of background checking, it may seem a bit overwhelming. There’s a whole host of different screening checks that could be crucial to your business, coordinated with lots of different agencies. On top of that you need to stay on top of new industry regulations that could affect your business and recruitment. All in all, it’s a complicated process… or is it.
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How pre-employment screening keeps your business safe
When you think of keeping your business safe when bringing on someone new, your first thought may be simply of protecting against fraud and theft.
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The future of identity verification: how Reed Screening and IDEMIA are taking the employee verification online.
Reed Screening and IDEMIA join forces to develop a fast, secure remote hiring and employee verification solution that responds to the evolving UK market.
2 minutes readShould Start-ups screen their employees?
Growing your start-up to the level where you are able to take on employees is incredibly exciting and can make a huge difference to the future of your business.
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What does Covid-19 mean for recruitment in 2021?
It’s no secret that Covid-19 has made some drastic changes to the job market, and to recruitment practices across the world. Some industries have seen jobs dry up and the prospect of recruitment bleak, whilst others have seen a steep increase in demand and an immediate need to bring more people on board.
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