Pre-employment screening is an important part of the recruitment process for many employers.
It generally refers to any vetting procedure or practice relating to candidate selection, including drawing up job descriptions and application forms, checking references and candidates’ backgrounds for discrepancies, interviewing, and verifying candidates’ details.
Half of organisations feel the economy would be productive and resilient if the education system was better tailored to employers' needs.
Employers will be able to conduct digital checks of candidates’ right to work in the UK via a new permanent...
Digital arrangements for checking overseas nationals’ right to work in the UK will remain in place until 5 April 2022,...
In-person right-to-work checks might have been delayed, but that should not mean employers cannot get to grips with the new immigration requirements.
Questions on Covid-19 vaccination dominate this month's list, alongside IR35, right-to-work checks and the relationship between holiday pay and overtime.
Employers using AI to make decisions about recruitment and performance need to be mindful of the laws surrounding workers’ rights, it has been warned.
Industry bodies criticise the decision by the Home Office to stop digital right-to-work checks from 17 May.
Employers will have to check applicants’ original Right to Work documents where possible from 17 May, according to updated Home Office guidance.
The TUC has sounded the alarm over ‘huge gaps’ in UK employment law over the use of AI.
The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed how we hire people, including how and when we interview and communicate with candidates.
The shortlist for the 2021 RAD Awards – which celebrate excellence in employer branding, talent attraction and recruitment advertising –...
Background screening is an area ripe for automation and technological innovation. Conal Thompson looks at some of the emerging trends...
We continue our countdown to the Personnel Today Awards 2020 by taking a closer look at the organisations shortlisted for...
Changes announced to make it easier for ex-offenders to find employment...
With so little recruitment this year, organisations with vacancies report being inundated with applications for the limited roles they have...
