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.
Stories and rumours about candidates can emerge during the recruitment process, but how seriously should they be taken?
HR teams and recruiters face a growing onslaught of identity fraud thanks to sophisticated AI tools. How can they ensure that candidates are who they say they are?
Police chiefs will be able to automatically dismiss officers who fail background screening under new government measures.
Metropolitan Police cannot dismiss officers or staff it deems unsuitable as a result of removal of their vetting clearance, High Court rules.
Border Force officer who failed to declare he was previously fired by his employer was fairly dismissed, rules EAT.
The recruitment process for prison officers is ‘simply not fit for purpose’, with officers routinely being recruited over Zoom, according to its union chief.
Denise Osterwald highlights the challenges employers need to be aware of after the changes to UK immigration system in April 2024.
Day-one rights signals the need for a more strategic approach to hiring, one that emphasises thorough pre-employment screening, careful referencing, and the potential extension of probation periods.
KPMG recently urged employers to recruit prison leavers as part of a national campaign to reduce reoffending, but what are some of the benefits?
The home secretary has commissioned the development of an automated national police vetting system in England and Wales.
easyJet has launched a Europe-wide recruitment campaign to help potential candidates discover what it takes to become a pilot.
New guidance on responsible AI in recruitment aims to help employers avoid introducing systems that perpetuate biases and discrimination.
Stigma and concerns about risk and reputation are putting construction firms off hiring ex-offenders, a report finds.
Octopus Energy expects to create up to 4,000 jobs this year, launching a same-day hiring festival to quickly onboard talent.
Ninety-six per cent of employers are using skills assessments in their hiring process to gauge trasnferrable skills.
