Are your people checks where they need to be?
Our health check service investigates every aspect of your background checking operation, covering everything from cost, compliance, and risk to people, processes, and technology. Together, we can pinpoint key areas for improvement and identify the perfect solutions for your organisation.
Background checking is a crucial part of the recruitment, onboarding process, and day-to-day operation of an organisation.
This has all led to huge advances in background checking technology, as providers look for better ways to make recruiting safer and more secure for their customers. But how can you be sure that you’re making the best decisions regarding your background checking process?
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What background checks should I carry out?
There is a multitude of checks available, some of which are universal to all roles and industries. Other, more specialist checks, might only be relevant in certain cases. As some checks are necessary for compliance reasons, the consequences for getting things wrong can be both financially and reputationally damaging.
As such, you may want to consider working with a specialist background checking provider who can advise you on the right checks for your sector and specific job roles.
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Some of the checks that you might consider include:
Social media checks
Checking the social media background of a candidate can reveal unprotected characteristics that might negatively affect an employer or other employees, such as bullying or racism, through to indications of potential fraud or links to terrorism.
Identity and Right to Work
Essential for all employees, this check ensures that the person is who they say they are and confirms if they're legally entitled to work in that territory. This is particularly relevant to candidates who weren’t born in the UK. as it can lead up to a £20,000 fine per illegal worker.
Criminality
A check on a candidate's criminal history, the depth of this check will vary according to the job role and industry, with full checks being a legal requirement for certain roles. Criminal background checks in the UK are carried out through the DBS service, and through similar bodies worldwide.
Why do you need a Background Checking Health Check?
Background checking can mean the difference between compliance and costly fines, so it’s important to get it right first time. With more than 25 years of background checking experience under our belt – and working for some of the largest organisations in the UK and Ireland – we’ve seen it all.
That’s why we developed our Health Check service to help businesses give their background checking function an overdue check-up. But it’s not only about identifying and preventing risk. It’s also about surfacing opportunities for process and cost improvements within your organisation.
How does it work?
If you’re concerned about any of the following, our Background Checking Health Check service might be for you:
- Compliance: are you carrying out checks that are compliant with the relevant bodies? Are you confident that your current checks meet Data Protection obligations, including the safe handling of Criminal Records? And are the checks suitable and relevant for your industry?
- Convenience: are you receiving a fast, but thorough, service , with an easy and secure checking procedure? Does this integrate with your current applicant tracking system (ATS) or other recruitment processes?
- Candidate experience: does your current process support a seamless onboarding experience? Providing a convenient and engaging checking system will help ensure that your candidates enjoy the process and are not put off by complex procedures, lack of information, or slow turnaround times.
Our Background Checking Health Check takes place over a series of meetings and are conducted remotely. We understand the time pressures on those who may be involved in the health check, so we ’re able to run the sessions over a period of days if necessary.
During this time, we’ll ask you a series of detailed questions which enable us to assess the status of your current background checking process. We’ll then provide you with a detailed report that outlines our view on the health of your operation, including quick fixes, long-term improvement opportunities, and risk alerts.
Ready to get started?
To take advantage of this free, no obligation background checking health check, please complete the form above.