The importance of the BS7858 - Code of Practice The BS7858 is a British Standard Approved and recommended approach to vetting and screening new members of staff. The process helps companies identify any employability issues that could be a concern to the company, the company's clients and its industry. In...
How the BS7858 Security Screening can help your business take on new staff
The BS7858 is the British Standard that meets the requirements for correctly carrying out the security screening and vetting of new employees. Without the correct employment screening or background checks you are taking a huge risk on a new employee. For example Are they really who they say they are?...
Concerns Raised Over “Improper” Vetting of Home Care Workers
Over 200 home care providers in the UK have been found to be using staff without vetting them properly, according to the BBC's "Inside Out" programme. Firms are failing to carry out necessary background screening and vetting checks before employing individuals as care workers, neglecting to make sure that personnel were...
Steps to take after employee fraud
With the UK economy currently in limbo and inflation set to rise to it's highest level ever, there is a chance that employee fraud will increase as pockets tighten. Employers should ensure they have procedures in place to handle fraud should it arise. Question: What initial steps should be taken...
Internal Fraud growing
Internal fraud in financial institutions appears to be a growing problem. There have been a number of cases in which individuals working for financial services firms have been coerced into providing information on customers to outsiders who have then used the information to commit fraud. Alternatively the fraud may be...
Small Business under threat due to staff theft
The cash flow of nearly a quarter of UK small businesses is under threat from losses due to staff theft or fraud. The findings from a UK-wide survey for Bank of Scotland Business Banking by the Opinion Research Business, reveal that 24% of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) - almost...
£1.5m employee fraud
Insurer Norwich Union confirmed that it had instituted legal action against a member of staff in the wake of a £1.5m employee fraud believed to have originated in one of the company's claims departments. Some £3 billion in the UK go through the company's claims offices, based at several locations...