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Why we need guidelines for social media screening
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 readReed Screening’s Keith Rosser: Implementing a digital identity system would add £58 billion to UK economy
Government implementation of a digital identity programme would boost the UK economy by £58 billion, Reed Screening director Keith Rosser revealed at last week’s Screening in the Digital Age event.
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New Jobs Market Enforcer on the horizon and what it means to UK PLC
Consultation closed on Sunday for a proposed Single Enforcement Body to bring together National Minimum Wage, Modern Slavery, and Recruitment Agency regulators into one super enforcement body.
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Reed Screening's director elected to European screening council
Keith Rosser, Director of Group Risk and Reed Screening, has been elected to the European Council of the profession's trade association.
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No more checking potential employees face to face?
Having been a part of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Digital Identity for over 2 years Reed Screening were invited to contribute to the recent consultation on the benefits of Digital Identity for Work.
1 minute readPlans for a single enforcement body to regulate the labour market?
Reed attended a round table with UK GOV today on plans for a single enforcement body to regulate the labour market and the response to the Gig Economy.
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Transforming the future of Right to Work checking
Keith Rosser, Director of Reed Screening, discusses the single biggest change to the future of right to work checking for UK employers.
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What is social media screening?
Increasingly employers are including social media in their candidate background screening process – but what are they looking for? Keith Rosser, Director at Reed Screening and Chair of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners - Europe, gives his insight on the process.
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