Employee references
Most employers request references on a prospective employee to verify, for example, information about his or her employment history. Any job offer should be made conditional on satisfactory references.
Employers may receive a request from another employer for a reference on an employee or former employee to a prospective employer.
Are employee references worth the paper they are written on?
Sarah Rushton looks at the problems associated with providing employee references and questions what value they have when employees change...
Coventry University not negligent for bringing disciplinary proceedings
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, a Court of Appeal decision highlights the need for employers to invest time and...
Candidates sue LinkedIn over lost job opportunities
LinkedIn is facing a class action lawsuit in California over its premium “reference search” function that allows employers to identify...
Human resources professionals need to balance risk and trust in assessing fraud liability as former Bexley council accountant is jailed for stealing £220,000
The role of HR in managing employee fraud is again under the spotlight following the jailing for two-and-a-half years of...
Lies on CVs: the law is on the employer’s side if you are dishonest on your CVs
Lies, lies and more damned CV lies: CV mendacity has reached epidemic proportions, but the law now rests with employers.The...
Bogus CVs contain an average of three lies
A quarter of CVs submitted for financial sector jobs contained incorrect or false information, suggesting an intention to deceive
Security staff must prove skills
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has introduced the licensing of guards and the accreditation of security service suppliers. The ethos...
Background checks: protecting the innocent
Last month’s jailing of unqualified gynaecologist Dr Henry Akpata and the forced resignation of NHS Trust chief executive Neil Taylor...
Protecting who?
In the wake of Ian Huntley’s murder convictions for the deaths of two young girls, what are employers’ legal options...
Check mate
Making it contractual to regularly check staff for criminal records is one way of ensuring employees do not slip through...
Puzzle it out
Painting an accurate picture of prospective employees is becoming increasingly critical for organisations, but how does HR go about doing it? Kath Burke looks at the techniques of pre-employment screening
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