In case you missed it, HireRight’s 2018 EMEA Employment Screening Benchmark Report was released earlier this year. We asked HR and risk professionals in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) about a number of topics, including: HR challenges & opportunities The GDPR – read our series of blogs on the GDPR here Traits shared by businesses […]
Everybody knows that the first day in a new job can be daunting for the employee, but people don’t often spare a thought for the employer who is probably experiencing a similar thing. Hiring any new member of staff is always a calculated risk and background screening can help you to mitigate this, ensuring that […]
HireRight’s 2017 EMEA Employment Screening Benchmark Report asked HR professionals from across the region to provide their opinion on the challenges and trends for the year. But what were the most prevalent business challenges HR teams were facing? Once again finding, retaining and developing talent came out on top, with 50% naming it one of […]
Background screening is still a developing concept for many in the EMEA region, yet those who have embraced screening as part of their risk mitigation policy are seeing the benefits and the value of screening. HireRight’s 2017 EMEA Employment Screening Benchmark Report revealed that a staggering 73% of companies who screen had found issues that […]
One of the key considerations when beginning the process of background screening is deciding when you will conduct checks, who needs to be checked, and what they need to be checked for. This should be written in policy to ensure that there is a consistent approach to screening, now and in the future. But how […]
According to PWC’s ‘The Future of Work, a Journey to 2022’, there will be a big leap in the proportion of contractors making up the workforce. Hiring temporary staff may be a great way to bring in specialist skills and expertise, but many companies don’t identify the risks associated, often neglecting to screen vendors and […]
