Pre-employment Screening - Checks and Services

Powerchex offers a full range of information and pre-employment checks designed to help you make quicker and more informed decisions. Our advisors will meet with you and they will take the time to identify your individual needs and propose suitable pre-employment checks for the UK and Internationally.

The first decision you make

Whether you want to verify the background of one single candidate or make us part of your on-going recruitment process we will be happy to work within your pre-employment checks requirements.

Employment references are most frequently sought after the applicant has been given a provisional offer. However, employment reference requests can also be processed as part of a pre-employment checks programme while interviews, assessments etc, take place and the information then contributes to the selection decision, prior to any offers being made.

How does it all work?

• Compliant Pre-Employment Checks
• Employment References
• Process Administration to suit your needs
• Quick Turnaround
• Assurance in hiring

Compliant Pre-Employment Checks

You can use our pre-employment checks during any part of your recruitment process. Once you meet with our advisor you will be supplied with an application and general release (consent) form. All our forms have been reviewed by Employment Law and Data Protection experts for compliance with all the relevant regulations.

Employment References

Our employment references in the UK and Internationally are the most detailed and comprehensive in the industry. You will be pleasantly surprised and delighted by the quality and background information that you will receive with your report.

Process Administration to suit your needs

Applicants for the position will be required to fill Powerchex’s employment application and general release form where they consent to have their background verified.

You can fax/email us the signed forms or your candidates can complete our online form. On receiving the paperwork our researchers will conduct a full verification of all the credentials and employment histories listed. Any negative information will be communicated to you immediately and you will have a full pre-employment checks report on your candidate within three to five business days (subject to the availability of the referees).

Quick Turnaround

A quick turnaround ensures that you have all the necessary information before the employee starts in their new job and the recruitment process is not delayed. We aim to provide you a pre-employment screening report in 3-5 business days and well before the commencement of employment.

We understand the importance of quick turnaround because if the employee starts a job before the receipt of their employment references, the requirement to obtain satisfactory work references is no longer a condition of employment. The employee will have the same rights in relation to wrongful dismissal (i.e. breach of contract) as any other employee.

Assurance in hiring

Once you have our pre-employment checks report you can make your hiring decision with confidence, knowing that the person you are bringing into your company has integrity and is not likely to cause you trouble or embarrassment down the line.

“A background check is not only for the benefit of the company as a sound business practice, but also for the benefit of all employees. It is not reflection on an applicant.”

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