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Transforming the future of Right to Work checking
Keith Rosser, Director of Reed Screening, discusses the single biggest change to the future of right to work checking for UK employers.
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What is social media screening?
Increasingly employers are including social media in their candidate background screening process – but what are they looking for? Keith Rosser, Director at Reed Screening and Chair of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners - Europe, gives his insight on the process.
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Reed co-founds UK’s first Criminal Records Trade Body
We continue to drive excellence in pre-employment screening services as the only recruitment agency co-founder of the country's first Criminal Records Trade Body (CRTB).
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Reed joins forces with major employers to help more ex-offenders in Scotland back into work
According to the Scottish Chamber of Commerce, research has shown that three quarters of UK companies would not consider hiring someone with a criminal record. This is a cause for concern in Scotland, where a third of men and one in 10 women hold a previous conviction.
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Five things you need to know about pre-employment credit checks
It’s becoming more common for employers to perform credit checks on candidates. The number of UK workers being rejected for jobs because of bad debt is on the rise, and has become the most common reason potential employees fail their vetting test. To understand the what and the why, we ask Director of Reed Screening, Keith Rosser, five key questions about pre-employment credit checks.
2 minutes readLying on a CV?
The importance of honesty on a CV - An interview with Keith Rosser - Head of Reed Screening.
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