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.
Questions last month focused on dismissing an employee on grounds of ill health and queries around disciplinary procedures.
Is traditional recruitment based on academic qualifications is really necessary? Or should employers look for attitude?
Molson Coors will no longer require job applicants to provide a CV, in a bid to be more inclusive in its recruitment practices.
The majority of HR leaders consider their recruitment process capable of identifying dyslexic thinking skills, but only 4% of dyslexic thinkers agree.
Áine Fanning, Cpl Talent Evolution Group, investigates eight key questions facing recruitment with the advent of ChatGPT-style technology
All police forces will be asked to check staff against national police databases for misogyny and predatory behaviour.
Delays at UK Security Vetting (UKSV) could mean hold-ups and risks to national security, according to the National Audit Office.
Metropolitan Police's professionalism lead admits it should have spotted the pattern of abusive behaviour by David Carrick, who has admitted dozens of sexual offences.
The Disclosure and Barring Service has published a care worker recruitment toolkit to help social care employers gather sufficient employment...
Rescreening employees to mitigate against the risks of reputational and financial damage is a useful tactic against 'digital assassins'.
As we announce the finalists in the prestigious 2023 RAD Awards, which celebrate the best of the best in recruitment...
A watchdog has identified failings in police vetting standards, leading to people with criminal records or links to organised crime joining.
UK security agencies MI5, the Secret Intelligence Service and GCHQ have loosened their hiring requirements so applicants no longer need...
Employers should stop asking candidates for the dates of previous roles to improve chances for those with with gaps on their CVs.
The number people aged 50 and over leaving the workforce has increased since the pandemic, reversing an upward trend in the employment rate seen since the 1990s.
