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Human Resource Department

8 tips that could revive your Human Resource department

The Human Resource Department: When companies grow, and as people move on, the Human Resource department can often be left behind as the business concentrates on operational excellence.  Refreshing your HR department will not only make it more efficient it will also make sure that your people processes are adding value to the organisation as…
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CV fraud

CV fraud and what people lie about

CV Fraud & what people lie about It’s a bit of an old joke to say that people lie on their CV. However,  it’s one with more than a grain of truth as estimates of CV fraud top out at around 65%. So what is CV Fraud? Simply put, it is what people falsely claim…
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pre employment checks

Employee vetting – it’s not just criminal history you need to check.

When thinking about doing  pre employment checks of potential employees, business often only think about making sure they haven’t got a criminal record but there’s more to an employee background check than that. Companies can face severe difficulties if it turns out that an employee’s CV isn’t quite what it was cracked up to be…
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Fact or Fiction?

Fact or Fiction? Imagine working for a company with approx. 635 employees 29 have been accused of spouse abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 9 have been accused of writing bad cheques 17 have directly or indirectly bankrupt at least 2 businesses 3 have done time for assault 71 cannot get a credit card…
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Data Protection Act

Data Protection for Recruitment

by Stuart Walker With the event of GDPR It is vitally important that HR managers and recruitment professionals understand that any business in the UK that collects or uses data for employment purposes must comply with the Data Protection Act. This means that when you are recruiting if you ask potential candidates for any personal…
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