Pre-employment Checks: A Practical Employer Guide

What the resource helps with

This guide helps you decide which pre-employment checks are genuinely relevant to a role and how to carry them out proportionately. It helps you verify important information while handling candidate data carefully and responding appropriately if a check raises concerns.

What's included

A practical guide covering right to work, DBS checks, references, driving licences, health assessments, qualifications, financial and social media checks, data protection, adverse information and a quick planning table for timing each check.

Who it's for

Use when planning or completing checks for a preferred candidate before employment starts, particularly where an offer is conditional on satisfactory verification.