BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Avoiding the risk of bad hires is better than dealing with the consequences When taking on new staff or hiring agency or temporary staff, we have a duty of care to our current staff and the people they come into contact with. In a busy world it is often simpler to take things at face value, to do a visual check of a document without realising that it may not belong to that person (stolen) or may not be real (fake). Prudent organisations mitigate their risks by conducting robust pre-employment checks on new staff and by insisting on seeing evidence of robust checks conducted by providers of agency or temporary workers. By conducting effective pre-employment checks we can validate the information, verify the Right to Work in the UK status (avoiding the ÂŁ20,000 fine) and protect vulnerable children and adults by conducting the Disclosure and Barring Service check on an identified (bonafide) individual. The growth in the availability of fake and stolen documents that can fool all but the expert eye, including high profile cases of bogus doctors and nannies working illegally and teachers being struck off due to fake references, serve to remind us of the importance of robust checks. Our reputation, the safety of those we care for and the threat of heavy fines and sanctions should be sufficient reasons to evaluate our risks and to put in place a considered pre-employment screening policy and process. After all, prevention is better than cure!
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