Our employee background checks services, also known as EmploySmart™, is a robust new pre employment screening service certified for BS7858 to avoid negligent hiring liabilities. To ensure a safe work environment for all – EmploySmart™ can be tailored into specific screening packages to meet the requirements of each position within your company. We are a leading worldwide provider, specialising in local and international employee background check, including pre employment background check.
How do you know the candidate you just offered a role to is the ideal candidate? Are you 100% sure you know everything they’re telling you is the full truth? Or is it 90% of truth? They showed you a diploma; how do you know it’s not photoshopped? Did you follow the correct laws during your background check process by self or through background check companies? Employee background check and employment history check is vital to avoid horror stories and taboo tales within HR, your business, or your brand. Simply investing in sufficient employment screening services can save you time, money and heartbreak
CRI GROUP™ Pre Employment Checks are essentially an investigation into a person’s character – inside and outside their professional lives. Some checks you probably already carry out in-house, such as candidate’s qualifications (documents provided), work history (with a reference check), right to work in the country and even a quick social media presence scan.
However, we provide a full in-depth background screening service for candidates and employees at all levels – from senior executives through to shop-floor employees.
CRI GROUP™ provides a full range of pre-employment screening services and background checks, such as:
EmploySmart™ EduGuard is designed to help educational institutions comply with the highest standards of safeguarding and child protection and protect their reputation and assets from potential risks.
EmploySmart™ EduGuard conducts rigorous and comprehensive background checks on all prospective and existing employees, contractors, volunteers, and visitors who have access to or contact with children and young people in educational settings. EmploySmart™ EduGuard helps educational institutions to make informed hiring decisions and to create a safe and secure learning environment for everyone.
EmploySmart™ EduGuard Comprehensive Safeguarding Solutions for Educational Institutions
Introducing EmploySmart™ EduGuard
In today’s educational environment, ensuring students’ and staff’s safety and integrity is paramount. EmploySmart™ EduGuard by Corporate Research and Investigations Limited is a specialized pre-employment background screening service tailored specifically to meet the stringent safeguarding requirements of educational institutions.
CRI GROUP™ is duly certified by British Standard Institute BSI for the scope of BS 7858:2019 Screening of individuals working in a secure environment, Code of Practice and BS 102000:2018 Code of Practice for the provision of investigative services.
CRI GROUP™ is the only BS 7858 certified background screening service provider in the UAE and the Middle East. We provide background screening and vetting services for specific industries, such as:
British Standard (BS 7858):
The following background checks are included in the Scope of BS 7858:2019 revised standard: Identity, address and Right to Work in The UK verification in line with the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) document guidance:
Employee Background Checks can reduce the risk of hiring someone who could cause irrevocable damage. Firms spend years, thousands, even millions to brand their products and services and one bad hire can cause loss of capital and reputation to the extent that may bring a business to fail. A robust pre-employment check by background verification companies or background checkers can help you and your company:
At CRI GROUP™, we specialise in employment screening, working as trusted partners to HR and recruiting managers of corporations and institutions across the world.
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