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The Risks of Not Carrying out Background Checks

THE RISKS OF NOT CARRYING OUT BACKGROUND CHECKS IDENTITY COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENTS AND IMPERSONATION? UNLESS YOU KNOW A PERSON IS WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE, ANY OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THEM THAT YOU RECEIVE THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED PASSPORT 20 MILLION COUNTERFEIT DOCUMENTS IN CIRCULATION IN THE UK CANNÓT BE TRUSTED RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO EMPLOY A PERSON WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK 863,000 £10,000 £57.5 MILLION ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN THE UK UK BORDER AGENCY FINE FOR HIRING AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WORKER TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINES HANDED OUT BY THE UK BORDER AGENCY 2008-2012 HISTORY CRIMINAL RECORDS DBS CHECKS ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS (E.G. NURSES) - FAILURE TO COMPLY CAN INCUR HEFTY FINES. WE ALSO RECOMMEND DBS CHECKING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF EMPLOYEE FRAUD BY DETECTING, FOR EXAMPLE, WHETHER OR NOT A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE HAD PRIOR CONVICTIONS FOR THEFT ADVERSE FINANCIAL HISTORIES AND SANCTIONS 282 FOR ROLES INVOLVING A HIGH DEGREE OF TRUST, ADVERSE FINANCIAL HISTORIES CAN INDICATE THAT AN APPLICANT MAY BE LIKELY TO ABUSE THEIR POSITIONS FOR PERSONAL FINANCIAL GAIN. THIS INCLUDES LOW-SKILLED WORKERS WHO ENTER A CLIENT'S PREMISES THERE IS A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN FINANCIAL PRESSURE AND EMPLOYEE THEFT, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 72% OF BUSINESS SHRINKAGE LAST YEAR PEOPLE ARE DECLARED INSOLVENT OR BANKRUPT IN THE UK EVERY DAY SUITABILITY REFERENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS IF AN APPLICANT'S REFERENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS ARE NOT VERIFIED, THEY MAY LACK THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES ADEQUATELY. THIS CAN CONTRAVENE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (E.G. DOCTORS OR CRANE OPERATORS) AND RECRUITMENT AGENCIES THAT PLACE INCOMPETENT CANDIDATES IN WORK ARE LIKELY TO LOSE BUSINESS OF APPLICANTS HAVE PROVIDED FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT A DEGREE, PROVIDED FALSE EMPLOYERS OR FABRICATED NON-EXISTENT JOBS OF EMPLOYEES ADMITTED TO HAVING SAID SOMETHING UNTRUE IN THEIR APPLICATION FOR THEIR CURRENT JOB 31% ----> 76%*---: Onfido SOURCES: The Telegraph, UK Home Office, CIPD www.onfido.co.uk I 020 8133 3628 I [email protected] Intelligent Background Checking

The Risks of Not Carrying out Background Checks

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Employers have the ability to verify a candidate’s identity, history and suitability for a job role. Checking a candidate’s identity is the most fundamental form of check. This involves simply ver...

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