Over the last two years HireRight has witnessed a 49% increase in the number of applications containing at least one inaccuracy, with over half (52%) of all of the pre-employment background screenings conducted by HireRight in the UK and the rest of EMEA in the third quarter of 2012 uncovering falsehoods. This mirrors the findings […]
Analysis of frauds recorded on the CIFAS Staff Fraud Database during the first half of 2012, compared with 2011, revealed a notable increase in those recorded for employment applications containing serious material falsehoods (up by 160% from the first half of 2011). Read the full press release here Debbie HatfieldHatfield123More Posts
According to the 2012 HireRight Employment Screening Benchmarking Report, employers are beginning to shift their focus from cost-cutting to growth. Finding, retaining and developing quality talent was the top business challenge identified in the latest HireRight Employment Screening Benchmarking Report, whereas the same study in 2011 placed cost containment as the top priority. Now that […]
Neal Cohen and Ashley Winton of White & Case, an international law firm with one of the largest and most experienced data protection and privacy practices in the world, deliver a briefing note on the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies to employment and the workplace. Read the full White & Case briefing Debbie HatfieldHatfield123More […]
In this recorded webinar, HireRight provides guidance on how to outsource your screening program and the business savings to be gained. Guest speaker Andrzej Kuich from MetLife, a worldwide provider of insurance and financial services, shares his experience of implementing a background screening program. [vimeo 51537317 625 469] Debbie HatfieldHatfield123More Posts
HireRight saw screening volumes increase by 25.19% in the second quarter of 2012 compared with the first quarter or this year. This is ahead of the 5.4% increase reported in The Monster Employment Index Europe for the same periods, and the Office of National Statistics reported a more modest 0.8% increase in UK employment rates amongst […]
