25 November 2016
With rock bottom wages and a massive workforce on offer, the practice of UK companies […]
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23 November 2016
Statistics show that between 2010 and 2015 one police officer per day was arrested on average in the UK on suspicion of some kind of criminal offence. In total, 1,629 officers were arrested in the UK during this period on suspicion of crimes including assault, grievous bodily harm and manslaughter. 500 of these were convicted of offences or suspended from duty.
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20 November 2016
With the recent election victory of Donald Trump, the issue of choosing between an applicant with qualifications or experience has never been more relevant.
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14 November 2016
Details of the new Criminal Finances Bill (CFB) were recently published by the Home Office on 13th October 2016, linking the responsibility of employee actions to employers.
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21 October 2016
When conducting background screening checks on employees, many would assume that it is only a requirement for new entry level hires or junior roles within a business. However, the need for thorough background checks on all levels of employees is essential.
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18 October 2016
Social media accounts are now an everyday part of life for job seekers and make up an important part if their identity, history, character and interests. Since inception, where we saw platforms like Bebo and MySpace launch, social media has allowed people to share their innermost thoughts, feelings, interests and beliefs.
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10 October 2016
When applying for a new job, many applicants are discouraged due to the need to declare a criminal past at the first stage of an application. The Ban the Box campaign aims to remove and reposition the need for those with previous convictions from having to disclose their history at the first stage of job application.
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4 October 2016
Recent news stories have highlighted that not all care workers have the good intentions that we would hope and in fact, have put loved ones in danger or unthinkable situations.
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28 September 2016
Cardiff taxi drivers could be putting customers at risk every day in Wales’ capital city as new figures show almost 100 drivers had licenses granted over the last four years – despite having a criminal conviction.
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21 September 2016
On 15th December 2015, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed on a new Digital Single Market Strategy: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It was put in place to estalish an EU wide data protection framwork that will be made law in May 2017.
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18 September 2016
When it comes to the healthcare industry, the level of professional responsibility involved in the workplace is in many ways the greatest there can possibly be.
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13 September 2016
Although the benefits of regular exercise are well known and documented, a large number of people within the UK do not get the recommended amount of exercise. Physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries with an estimated 1.9 million deaths a year worldwide attributed to lack of exercise.
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