Category: HR & Recruitment
3 reasons to review your compliance processes
Tony Machin
October 15, 2020
In our new working environment, updating your internal compliance processes around identity checks for customers, staff or tenants may not feel like a high priority. But many experts are talking about a new world of fraud and dishonesty, fuelled by the crisis. Find out more in this blog.
Hundreds of identity checks, training updates and uncovering fake documents: all in a day’s work for a member of our helpdesk team…
Sarah Croft
July 13, 2020
In this blog we talk to one of our most experienced Helpdesk team members, Orsi. She tells us what the role entails on a day to day basis and how it has evolved over time, as well as about her experience with fake identity documents!
Remote identity checks: on-boarding your remote customers and staff more effectively.
Matt Green-Armyatge
June 30, 2020
Over the past few years at TrustID, we have seen a huge increase in the number of organisations turning to online identity verification services as a quick, reliable and scalable way to support remote identity checks. We’re pleased to now introduce new functionality, known as Guest Links, to further support this remote checking process.
Facial recognition software and passive liveness in identity verification
Matt Green-Armyatge
June 3, 2020
From May 2020, the TrustID Cloud service includes a facial recognition and liveness test option. But how can facial recognition support identity validation? We’ve created this overview of the service to help you find out more about what it means and how it could help your organisation with on-boarding.
5 reasons why identity document checks are an essential part of the pre-employment process
Tony Machin
May 4, 2020
If you work in HR or are responsible for recruiting staff, you will know that complying with Right to Work legislation remains essential and legislation isn’t getting any simpler. Combined with continued enforcement, this puts more pressure on UK employers to get Right to Work checks for potential employees right.
Identity document verification systems – 5 reasons why they’re best for finding fake identity documents
Matt Green-Armyatge
April 28, 2020
The scale of identity fraud is shocking. In 2019, CIFAS, the National Fraud Prevention service reported that identity fraud had reached a record level in the UK. Our experience shows us that criminal networks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and even security experts can’t simply rely on traditional visual methods of detection.
4 steps to sensitively deal with fake identity documents
Guest Writer
March 21, 2020
Whilst there’s a lot of information available about how to check identity documents for counter fraud or Right to Work compliance, there’s little guidance about what action to take when a document fails your checks. Here’s 4 steps to sensitively deal with fake identity documents.
A summary of fake identity documents and trends in 2019 – Right to Work checks
Tony Machin
January 27, 2020
In 2019, the number of organisations relying on our checking services continued to grow significantly, across both the public and private sectors. As the number of checks has gone up, so has the number of fake documents identified: we broke a new record for fake documents last year!
Pre-employment checks. Why? How? Which ones? Watch our webinar
Sarah Croft
November 21, 2019
There are some pre-employment checks which you’re required to make and some which you may choose to make for your own peace of mind or depending on the role! So why are these checks so important and which ones should you include?
Making checks on a passport to confirm identity
Tony Machin
June 17, 2019
In this era of increased compliance, rising cases of fraud and significant penalties for those who get it wrong, carrying out robust checks on identity documents has never been more important. And no other document carries more weight in establishing a person’s identity than a passport.
