Screening

During the year ending 30 June 2018, more than 11,000 children in New Zealand were abused across 14,000 individual substantiated incidences.

All paid employees and contractors who work with children for state-funded organisations in New Zealand are required to be safety checked under The Vulnerable Children Act 2014. All existing non-core children’s workers must also be safety checked.

Needlessly re-checking, re-training and re-onboarding employees and contractors is costing the mining industry millions. But there’s a better way.

Get in touch to discuss CVCheck/Cited’s proven workforce verification and compliance solutions today. Learn how to manage the verification, engagement and ongoing compliance management of complex workforces with ease.

Typically, background screening is conducted at the very end of the hiring process: between the interview stage and the job offer. But why don’t organisations conduct background checks earlier? For many, the answer comes down to one factor – cost.

In his speech to Parliament on 10 December 2020, Minister of Defence Peter Dutton said most Aussies going about their day don’t spare much thought for our nation’s critical infrastructure. But a disruption to any of the essential services that underpin our way of life could have “catastrophic and far-reaching consequences”.

The requirement for organisations to collect information about employees’ vaccination status has refocused attention on the need for privacy and security in organisational health check records.

The ‘purpose field’ on your National Police Check application may seem innocuous, but it’s critical to the checking process. Here’s why you need to populate the field accurately.

Three months on from their acquisition, CVCheck and Cited have joined forces to bring their customers the best in credentials management and background screening. Here’s the latest…

My Place Aotearoa grew its team steadily, ensuring that every new hire was a suitable fit for the disability sector. Here’s how they did it.

Ikea recently found itself in hot water after allegedly obtaining employee data illegally. Its actions have triggered discussion around employee screening - here are our recommendations for how to get it right.