Employers are under increasing pressure to screen job candidates, not only in sectors where staff have direct contact with children and vulnerable adults but in order to prevent fraud, illegal working and recruitment on the basis of false qualifications.
This guide helps employers do this while staying within the law and without putting diversity policies at risk.
Written by Liz Hall
Contents Summary
- The importance of screening candidates
- Legislation
- Criminal records
- Lies, lies and more lies
- Illegal workers
- Policy and process
Data protection
Pre-employment vetting
Risk assessment
Children and vulnerable adults
Criminal records
Illegal workers
Equal opportunities
Jobs involving handling large sums of money
- Methods of employee screening
Psychometric testing
Agencies
CV Checker software
- Recruitment and selection
Job descriptions
Application forms and CVs
Job interviews
Reference checking
Role of HR and line managers
Automated systems
Headhunters and recruitment agencies
- Case studies
- Resources
- Jargon buster
- Model policy documents and forms
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