Employment criminal record check News
 BBC News | Virgin Atlantic puts cost of criminal record check onto staff MyFinances.co.uk Virgin Atlantic is forcing potential new staff to pay for their own criminal record checks as part of the recruitment process. New staff at the airline's call centre in Swansea are being asked to pay £25 to an employment screening company for the New Virgin Atlantic recruits paying for own criminal checks |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Thousands wrongly labelled as criminals Telegraph.co.uk It also raises the prospect that genuine criminals slip through the net if incorrect records are attached to their names. Background checks are regularly carried out for employment applications and details can be sent directly to current or potential Are you one of the 20000 people wrongly branded a criminal? Police blunders |
Killing puts background checks in spotlight WCNC by Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, NC -- The killing of a south Charlotte store manager - allegedly by a felon hired to work there - highlights the risks companies take when they hire an employee with a criminal record, or don't do a full background |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Trial to check NZers' criminal records Otago Daily Times Employers can check for criminal records only with the consent of prospective employees. The arrest of Morehu-Barlow prompted investigations that have shown New Zealanders have slipped into Australia despite convictions for serious offences such as PM admits issues with data-sharing |
Fingerprint scanner streamlines background checks St. Albert Gazette The $17000 computer is designed to scan electronic fingerprints – the digital impressions of anyone's digits – and then check them against the RCMP's National Repository of Criminal Records located in Ottawa. Until LiveScan came along, these Vulnerable |
