International screening will be more prevalent
2010 Trends in Screening–Trend Ten: International screening will be more prevalent Given the mobility of workers backcross international borders, international background checks have presented challenges for employers. There are 192 countries in the world (using the United Nations membership list). That means that there is a great deal to keep track of. Every country of course has its [...]
Categories: Best Practices, International Background Checks, Recent Posts, Trends Tags: background, best, check, criminal, employment, international, national, online
International Background checks
Did you know? Given the mobility of workers across international borders, an employer’s obligation of due diligence may no longer be limited to employment screening just in the United States. A 2000 government study shows that 11.5 percent of the population consists of immigrants, and an increasing number of workers have spent part of their [...]
Categories: Best Practices, due diligence, ESR, International Background Checks, Recent Posts, The Safe Hiring Manual Tags: background, check, company, criminal, employment, international, national
Delay in Canada Criminal Searches through CPIC
The screening industry had been advised that the Canadian Government Administration has temporarily suspended providing criminal records though the CPIC system (short for Canadian Police Information Centre) to Consuemr Reporting Agencies for pre-employment screening reports. The suspension related to a review of security measures. CPIC is used by US employers for a national search of Canadian criminal records [...]
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International background checks and data and privacy protection
An important consideration when U.S. screening firms do international background checks are the application of foreign privacy laws regarding the manner in which information is obtained, transmitted, and utilized. The central issues are data privacy and protection. The European Union (EU) has extensive privacy laws that affect U.S. employers and screening firms. These rules went into effect [...]
Categories: International Background Checks, personally identifiable information, Privacy, Recent Posts, Safe Harbor Certified Tags: background, check, criminal, employee, employment, international, national