Background Checks

This depends on the industry and type of role you are recruiting for. To determine whether you need reference checks, identity checks, bankruptcy checks, academic qualification checks, credit checks or professional qualification checks for employment, chat to our team of dedicated account managers.

Many industries have compliance-related employment check requirements. And even if your industry doesn’t, remember that your staff have access to assets and data that must be protected. When you employ a new staff member, you need to be certain that they have the best interests of your business at heart. Carrying out comprehensive background checks helps mitigate risk and ensures a safer hiring decision.

This depends on the type of checks you need. Simple identity checks can be carried out in as little as a few hours, but an academic achievement or professional qualification check can take up to two weeks. A simple pre-employment check package takes around a week. Our account managers are specialists and can provide detailed information on which checks you need and how long they will take.

Background checks not only provide useful insights into a candidate’s work history, skills and education, but they can also offer richer detail into someone’s personality and character traits. This gives you a huge advantage when considering who to hire. Background checking also ensures that candidates are legally allowed to carry out certain roles. Failed criminal and credit checks could prevent them from working with vulnerable people or in a financial function.