When you’re in human resources, sourcing a report from background check companies is just one element of a lot of personal data you’ll end up collecting on a new member of staff. Ensuring these are stored correctly and GDPR compliant will be an important part of what you do. But how would you have reacted to this scenario, reported in …
The Financial Regulatory Authority has fined Citigroup’s Global Markets business $1.25m for neglecting to conduct the needed background checks on thousands of their employees between 2010 and 2017. “According to the regulator, the New York-based bank did not conduct “timely or adequate” background checks for roughly 10,400 non-registered employees. As a result, it said, the bank employed at least three …
A professor from the University of Birmingham has advised a group of MPs that background checks should be a requirement for drone purchases.
Being certain you are recruiting a legitimate worker can be difficult, so here are some pointers about who has a right to work in the country.
HR outsourcing (HRO) has matured. Once little more than a cost-cutting exercise, outsourcing your HR – or specialisms within it – is a nuanced strategic decision which will be different for every organisation. Annie Makoff examines how HR outsourcing has changed and looks at what employers need to consider when they’re deciding what to outsource via personneltoday.com. Some examples of the …
Its been another successful six months for Agenda Screening Services, with more new clients enjoying the benefits of our personal service combined with fast turnaround times. This expansion has allowed us to offer more opportunities for our people to progress along our Career Pathway and I’m pleased to announce that we have three new Team Coaches and four new level …
Figures show that the employment rate for female employees is now at the highest it has ever been in the UK.
Northern Ireland’s civil service is to introduce an additional step in the form of tests carried out in an assessment centre after allegations of cheating!
Agenda today is celebrating a Quintuple audit success after successfully passing audits for the following standards: 27001 Information Security Management 22301 Business Continuity 9001 Quality Management 14001 Environmental Management BS10012 Personal Information Management These audits were carried out by an independent UKAS accredited certification body. These standards are an important part of Agenda’s overall governance and assurance regime. We firmly …
Source: peoplemanagement.co.uk Recruitment fraud is a significant problem across the world and naturally, the cases that reach the public realm are the most shocking. However, what is arguably more worrying are the hundreds of thousands of unreported cases, where fraudsters successfully infiltrate their host organisation and continue to stay under the radar, causing untold damage. Initial misrepresentation or misleading information …
In late 2018 the UK government released an app to try to make it easier for EU nationals to register their UK residency after Brexit through their smartphones. The app would check that someone’s identity was genuine, and would verify that the document they uploaded (either an EU biometric passport or a UK residence card with biometric chip) was genuine. It didn’t, …
Caroline Nevitte from People Management has suggested they’re looking mainly for positive working environments, but also expect a few other things… Generation Z (those born between 1997 and early 2010’s) are now graduating from university and making their move into a working world that is starting to place more emphasis on the employee experience. A recent article from People Magazine …
The latest research from the CIPD has predicted that employment growth will continue into the next quarter of the year, but this could cause challenges!
A surprise visit from the DfE revealed Clifton College in Bristol did not adequately conduct safeguarding checks for their teachers and other employees.
New figures have found that 32.72 million people over the age of 16 are now in employment, the difference of 457,000 from February 2018.
Crowe UK has recently published the Real Cost of Recruitment Fraud report in conjunction with University of Portsmouth. The report established that the annual cost of recruitment fraud to UK businesses is a whopping £23.9 billion! The statistics don’t lie – around 5,000 CV checks were carried out, out of which more than 75% contained discrepancies, 20% used inflated job …
As Agenda Screening Services continues to win new clients with our bespoke and personal approach, we can continue to create new opportunities on our Career Pathway. This month, Katrina is promoted to a Screening Operations Manager role, Sarah and Andy are now Team Managers, Clare, Jemma and Kerrie become Team Supervisors and Kate is now a Team Coach. Our approach to sustainable …
It never fails to spark a debate in the pub – but now people applying for civil service jobs are being asked it too. Government bosses want to know how working class their staff think they are – when compared with most people. The answers will not be used to decide who gets a job – but to help recruit …
Private firms in the UK are expected to give employees an average pay increase of 2.5 per cent in 2019, the latest analysis from XpertHR revealed recently. Zawya reported on the prediction, noting that this is the same level of pay increase as recorded in 2018. However, other research released by jobs site Indeed highlighted some jobs where salaries are increasing much …
As a company that invests heavily in the development of its staff, Agenda are proud to announce more training has been successfully completed by the staff at their Head Offices. Congratulations to the team that have recently completed courses in fire awareness and advanced customer service skills. Staff are pictured here with their certificates.
The government has launched a consultation, set to come to an end on April 22nd, on whether or not private hire and taxi drivers could have to pass further criminal record checks before being granted their licences. At the moment, councils around the UK set their own standards for drivers, which includes whether or not they need to make the …
A review into the handling of a sexual abuse case has highlighted just how important it is to have proper safeguarding procedures in place and to prioritise the appropriate governance processes within the NHS – which may well spur you on to ensure you’re making good use of international background screening companies before you hire new staff members in the …
Agenda successfully passed our audits for 22301 Business Continuity Management and BS10012 Personal Information Management. Over the course of the last 2 months Agenda have successfully passed surveillance audits for the following certification. BS10012 was adopted as the framework to manage GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 compliance as it aligns to the principles of GDPR and DPA2018. 27001 Information …
Agenda are extremely proud to present a cheque for our 2018 charity fundraising, during which we raised a total of £1718.91 to Parkinsons UK! 2018 saw a variety of fundraising activities with lots of members of staff engaging with the fundraising outside of work hours as well as in the office! We had people running 10Ks, riding the longest (and fastest!) …
Agenda’s commitment to a quality service has been strengthened by further investment in the training of our people. Congratulations to Sadie, Sarah,Kerrie, Jemma, Danielle and Andy for successfully completing Excel and/or Implementing Change courses.
Agenda are proud to announce that they will be supporting The Teenage Cancer Trust as their charity of the year for 2019. Every year Agenda supports one charity throughout the year with various fundraising activities and the charity is voted for by the staff. This year the vote was easily won by the Teenage Cancer Trust and we will be supporting it …
Around a fifth of national employers – including a number of household name companies – ask jobseekers for information about criminal records they are not legally entitled to. Research by Unlock, a charity supporting people with convictions, found that almost three-quarters of companies continue to ask about criminal records at job application stage. Criminal record checks Criminal record checks: Quick …
This British Standard gives recommendations for the security screening of individuals to be employed in an environment where the security and/or safety of people, goods and services, personal data or property is a requirement of the employing organisation’s operations and/or where such security screening is in the public and/or corporate interest. The scope allows organisations in all environments to adopt …
What will it mean to my business? Right to work checks – Employees have a legal duty to prevent illegal workers in the UK. Fines for non-compliance can exceed £20,000 per individual. Identity verification – Is the person you are employing a risk to your current work force? Research shows ever increasing levels of CV discrepancies. Criminal record checks – Reduction of …
As Agenda’s screening operation continues to attract more companies to our way of working and quality of service, we have been able to provide more development opportunities for our experienced people. From the 13th August, Kerrie became a Deputy Team Leader, supporting all teams across the department, when required. Also from the 13th, Danielle became the department Training & Quality Coach, supporting …
