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7 Practical Tips to Reduce Bias in Recruitment

Guest Writer

December 19, 2022

In order to create a truly diverse workforce, you must create a recruitment process that embraces diversity on every level. So how do you start building a hiring process focused on diversity?

The five types of background checks that an employer might make

Guest Writer

November 25, 2022

With hiring managers often facing large volumes of applications or CVs to wade through on top of their day job, it’s perhaps not surprising that these embellishments are not always detected.

What 5 things can we do as recruiters to improve the interview process?

Guest Writer

November 24, 2022

The interview has an obvious place in most recruitment processes today. But why is the interview so important? Many employers see the interview as the first, and perhaps the only, opportunity to get a good picture of the person applying for the job.

Digital Right to Work: Frequently Asked Questions

Georgina Bradford

October 13, 2022

Want to know more about TrustID’s Digital Right to Work (RtW) service? Read on to find the answers to our most frequently asked questions.

Digital identity: a toolkit for onboarding teams. (Part II – Are you ready for Right to Work?)

Tony Machin

July 11, 2022

In this 4-part series, we share how we’re supporting businesses to help make onboarding and recruitment easier, faster and more secure.
Part 2: Are you ready Right for Work? Real life questions about the changes in right to work checks, the introduction of digital checks, and why it’s important to act now

Digital identity: a toolkit for onboarding teams. (Part I – A question of identity)

Tony Machin

June 27, 2022

In this 4-part series, we share how we’re supporting businesses to help make onboarding and recruitment easier, faster and more secure.
Part 1: A question of identity – A quick 101 on digital identity verification including what it is, why it is important, and how it can make life a whole lot easier for HR professionals.

4 questions to ask before choosing Digital Right to Work Checks and an IDSP

Tony Machin

April 19, 2022

Following an update to Right to Work guidance on 6th April, the Home Office have launched a new digital Scheme – a permanent option for remote recruitment of applicable candidates. As a leading IDSP, we’ve been speaking to hundreds of companies over the last few weeks, helping them to explore their options for Right to Work checks moving forwards

Five ways Identity Service Providers (IDSPs) can help Right to Rent checks

Sarah Croft

March 10, 2022

If you work in the lettings industry or are a private landlord, you will be aware that you are required to check all your adult tenants have the legal Right to Rent in the UK. Even if you already have processes in place, making high volumes of visual checks or managing remote checks may be a challenge.

Trends in fake identity documents: what happened in 2021?

Christie Lewis

March 8, 2022

At TrustID, we constantly monitor and record the number and type of fake identity documents we detect across different industries. This helps us to see what types of documents we need to particularly keep our eye on, which sectors are most at risk, and more.

The end of Covid-adjusted Right to work checks: what changed?

Tony Machin

February 17, 2022

From 6th April 2022, the Home Office introduced a permanent digital Scheme enabling employers and recruiters to use Identity Service Providers (IDSPs) to conduct remote identity checks for Right to Work (RtW) on their behalf.