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Changing Employment Fraud Trends: stop the imposters before they harm your business
Tony Machin
July 4, 2024
In February this year, the government tripled the civil penalties which can be issued to employers who knowingly employ workers without the Right to Work (RtW) in the UK. The fines have risen from £15,000 to £45,000 for a first offence, and from £20,000 to £60,000 for repeat offenders. For SMEs, the financial risk of […]
Right to work checks: why should recruitment agencies be carrying out right to work checks and what is likely to happen if they don’t?
Guest Writer
June 17, 2024
Looking to build trust with your prospective candidates? Read on to explore this guide on how to become the go-to employer for candidates in your sector, written by The Genius Group who are a TrustID partner.
How to Build Trust With Candidates
Guest Writer
March 21, 2024
Looking to build trust with your prospective candidates? Read on to explore this guide on how to become the go-to employer for candidates in your sector, written by The Genius Group who are a TrustID partner.
TrustID gains ISO 27001:2022 certification
Sarah Croft
March 19, 2024
TrustID has been certified for ISO 27001:2022! This latest certification evidences how seriously we take protecting our customers’ data. Read on to find out more from our Compliance Manager.
Identity checks for DBS – Digital identity validation vs face-to-face identity checks
Tony Machin
March 12, 2024
As a certified IDSP, we’re asked lots of questions by employers about what the choice between Digital / remote and face-to-face identity checks really means within the DBS application process. In this blog, we explore 3 of the key differences between the 2 validation methods.
Address verification what, why and how does it work?
David Park
March 4, 2024
Did you know that you can add address verification as an option to our online verification service? But how can address verification support your customer onboarding?
Fines increase for businesses and landlords who knowingly support illegal migrants
Tony Machin
March 2, 2024
Under the latest government plans, the level of civil penalties for employers and landlords have been tripled. The new penalty schemes come into force in February 2024.
Fraudulent Identity Documents and Modern Slavery
Sarah Croft
February 27, 2024
Modern Slavery is a subject that we are hearing more and more about in the UK. In this guest blog, Tony Dunkerley, a former Police Detective and Force Practitioner on Modern Slavery explores this growing problem and the links with fraudulent identity documents.
Five benefits of identity verification
Sarah Croft
February 1, 2024
In 2023, sixty-nine per cent of organisations reported experiencing significant losses from identity fraud. So, getting identity verification right remains crucial. In this blog, we look at the top five benefits of identity verification.
Right to Rent code of practice updated
Sarah Croft
January 24, 2024
All landlords and agents in England have a legal responsibility to prevent anyone without lawful immigration status from accessing the private rented sector. The Home Office have released an updated version of the Right to Rent guide for landlords and letting agents.
