Employers Must Act Now: The Worker Protection Act 2024 – Ensure Compliance and Safeguard Your Workforce On 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of the Equality Act 2010) Act came into force, introducing a landmark change aimed at tackling workplace harassment. Under this new law, employers are required to take proactive measures to prevent […]
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How Employment Checks Can Reduce Staff Turnover
The cost of staff turnover can be extremely high for any organisation. Depending on your company’s recruiting, onboarding, and orientation costs, this can range from 33% to 200% of the departed employee’s salary. These organisations have found many methods to reduce staff turnover and its costs. One of which is an employment background check process. […]
Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Perform an Employee Background Check
Why is it important to perform an employee background check? On the surface, it may seem like you are hiring the perfect candidate. They interviewed well, they have a wealth of relevant experience, and they have the qualifications to match. However, without performing appropriate background checks, you simply will not know who you are hiring. […]
What is Pre-Employment Screening? | The Employer’s Guide
Pre-employment screening is a process where employers verify the identity, background, and credentials of a candidate. This process has other names including employment background checks, pre-employment checks, background screening, to name a few. The aim of pre-employment screening is to prevent employers from hiring staff who may cause irreparable legal, financial, and/or reputational damage. Pre-employment […]
Background Checks – Ten key checks employers must make
Background checks are an integral part of the recruitment process. However, it is also challenging and complex, with numerous factors to consider. Without careful consideration, this process can lead to a lack of compliance; and ultimately, legal, financial, and reputational consequences. Furthermore, a lack of process can result in hiring the wrong candidates, which can […]
