It’s important that HR managers and recruitment professionals understand that any business in Ireland that collects or uses data for employment purposes must comply with the Data Protection Act. This means that when you are recruiting if you ask potential candidates for any personal data then you need to make sure that you are compliant,…
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Imagine working for a company with approx. 635 employees 29 have been accused of spouse abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 9 have been accused of writing bad cheques 17 have directly or indirectly bankrupt at least 2 businesses 3 have done time for assault 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad…
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Closed Circuit TeleVision (CCTV) has seen a massive expansion over the last few years and it’s now a rare high street that isn’t festooned with camera fixtures. But how can the public be assured that the people monitoring the systems are fit and proper? The security regulator the Private Security Authority (PSA) has published an…
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We live in an information age, and with sources of knowledge and services proliferating at an ever increasing rate it is easy for employers to think that there is no simple way to check a potential employees’ background. Checkback was created to help employers find their way through the maze of the internet age. …
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People who start … job hunting should avoid trying to mislead potential employers, according to an Irish pre-employment screening company. Between 30 and 40 per cent of job applicants are estimated to mislead potential employers about their education record, their professional qualifications and previous employment record, according to CheckBack International. But with pre-employment screening increasingly in…
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Forged identity papers, fake college records, concealed criminal records, and senior executives who have assumed the identity of dead people to hide a murky past–no trick(seems) too low … Fraudulent job applicants and even long-established employees are coming under even closer scrutiny to ensure they are everything they claim to be. “My … jaw literally dropped…
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Job seekers who mislead potential employers need to watch out as pre-employment screening is being used by more companies. Between 30 and 40pc of job applicants are estimated to mislead potential employers about their education record, their professional qualifications and previous employment history, according to Dublin-based Checkback International. Joey Lyons, general manager of CheckBack, says…
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