Post archive for ‘International Newswire’
Posted by clientrelations on 2010-05-30 | Categorized as International Newswire | Comments (0) | Tagged as global background screening, Global Employee Screening, international background checks, international criminal record checks, nigeria criminal record check, overseas background checks
A non-governmental organization set up to help British companies win overseas contracts faces scrutiny after it was caught advising an undercover reporter to use questionable business tactics which could mislead clients and foreign governments.
Posted by category4 on 2010-05-28 | Categorized as Global Blog, International Newswire | Comments (0) | Tagged as best practice, employment verifications, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), international criminal record check, international employee screening, local ID validation, Police Clearance Authentication, politically exposed persons, reference interviews, Restricted Parties and Blocked Persons
A key role for Human Resources and Security in any company is the background screening of not only US based employees, but also of overseas employees, customers, suppliers, vendors, agents and other business associates. A client recently asked what we consider best practice for International Background Checks as it related to complying with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA.
Posted by clientrelations on 2009-12-05 | Categorized as International Newswire | Comments (0) | Tagged as Canada Criminal Record, Canadian CPIC Criminal Record Checks, Canadian Criminal Record
A CPIC (Canadian Police Information Centre) Policy Change has been communicated to all police services across Canada, with changes to be implemented immediately, and which affects all members of the employment and volunteer screening industry in Canada.
Based on a bulletin from CPIC, we understand that we will ONLY be able to supply you with [...]
Posted by clientrelations on 2009-11-23 | Categorized as International Newswire | Comments (0) | Tagged as criminal records, india criminal records
Posted by: seoforever on: November 21, 2009
HYDERABAD: The Forum for Good Governance has alleged that 41 candidates who have criminal records are in the fray in the GHMC polls.
Of the 770 candidates representing different political parties, 31 candidates have criminal record and 10 independents candidates are booked under different sections of IPC, said D. Reddappa [...]
Posted by category4 on 2009-03-15 | Categorized as International Newswire | Comments (0)
Builder blacklist in clear violation of Data Protection Act
Written by Ian Williams
vnunet.com, 06 Mar 2009The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has located and seized a secret database containing personal information on over 3,000 UK construction workers, used as a vetting tool by more than 40 construction companies.
The 15-year old database of 3,213 workers includes details such [...]
Posted by category4 on 2009-03-15 | Categorized as International Newswire | Comments (0)
Experts predict more prosecutions to follow as watchdog cracks down on DPA breachesWritten by Phil Muncaster, 06 Mar 2009
Today’s move by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to punish a firm for breaching the Data Protection Act (DPA) could be the first of many similar cases as the organisation seeks to flex its muscles, experts have [...]
Posted by admin on 2009-01-11 | Categorized as International Newswire | Comments (0)
One in five people fear a criminal records check will not protect children from being groomed by paedophiles, a poll for the Home Office shows.
Almost a quarter of people also believe the elderly and other vulnerable adults will not be protected from fraudsters just because someone has been CRB checked.
And nearly one in five people [...]
Posted by admin on 2009-01-11 | Categorized as International Newswire | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Lloyds TSB Bank plc (Lloyds), a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London, has agreed to forfeit $350 million to the United States and to the New York County District Attorney’s Office in connection with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of [...]
Posted by admin on 2009-01-05 | Categorized as International Newswire | Comments (0) | Tagged as Background Checks, Employee Screening, EU criminal records, international criminal records, overseas background checks
By Tom Brady Security Editor, Independent.ieSaturday January 03 2009
JUDGES imposing sentence on thugs in courts will now have easy access to their criminal records in other EU states.
Ireland is to sign up to a new criminal records database aimed at fighting crime across EU borders, the Irish Independent has learned.
It will also make it simpler [...]
Posted by admin on 2008-12-27 | Categorized as International Newswire | Comments (0) | Tagged as Background Checks, Employee Screening, international background checks, Recruiting News, UK Recruitment Checks
To ensure staff really do have the qualifications and experience they claim, and to reduce the threats of industrial espionage and terrorism, companies are demanding more from recruiters. Colin Cottell explains how processes and costs are changing
Checking the background of candidates is not what most recruiters had in mind when they started their careers. But [...]