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  Here at Secure Screening Services we aim to take the complexity out of the screening process to make the experience as seamless as possible for both you and your candidates. Whilst our industry requires us to know a whole load of technical jargon, we know that nobody’s a fan of TLAs (three letter abbreviations, obviously!), so we will always speak in plain English and deliver on what we promise: no excuses. Read on for our simple explanation of the key differences between BPSS and BS7858 screening.   Baseline Personal Security Standard BPSS is the required level of screening for anyone who has access to government assets in the course of their work. This includes members of the armed forces, civil servants, temporary staff and government contractors. Its purpose is to protect government assets and minimize the risk to national security. The following checks are included:   ·          Identity verification; ·  ...

  Whilst pre-employment screening is now firmly embedded in the recruitment process for most companies, many overlook the importance of ensuring that their current employees remain suitable for their roles. When companies fail to ensure the ongoing suitability of current staff - who have ready access to sensitive company information and customer data, but whose circumstances may have altered significantly from when they were initially recruited - they are exposing themselves to considerable potential risk. So, what exactly is re-screening, and why should you be doing it? Re-screening is the term coined to describe the process of conducting further screening checks on current employees, usually after a set period of employment or upon promotion/re-deployment, and it should be seen as an integral part of any robust and reliable background screening programmer. Without an ongoing employment screening programmer, you will be relying on outdated information regarding your existi...

  How Screening Helps to Breed a Culture of Care   Workplace culture is the environment that surrounds us whilst at work. It comprises of the common values, beliefs and attitudes of staff in a shared workplace and is shaped largely by the leadership team and the organisational policies and procedures they implement. A caring workplace culture has been shown to improve relations between employer and employees, which reduces stress, raises morale and in turn leads to more effective team-working, increased productivity & efficiency and greater retention of staff.   In order to breed a positive, caring workplace culture, Forbes tells us that employers must first establish clear organisational norms and values, which are communicated effectively to employees and future employees. Honesty and integrity are key attributes every reputable organisation wants to promote. It’s not enough, however, to simply pay lip service to this. Robust employment screening sets the t...

  BPSS (Baseline Personal Security Standard) is the required level of screening for anyone who has access to government assets in the course of their work. This includes members of the armed forces, civil servants, temporary staff and government contractors. Outsourcing of Government services has increased dramatically over the last twenty years. Therefore, a growing number of private sector companies have been eager to secure these potentially lucrative contracts. As a result, ever more individuals have access to potentially sensitive information. BPSS services ensures only people with right to work in the UK and the character to handle privileged information are able to undertake Government work. What is BPSS? BPSS is a series of pre-employment checks your company must undertake before an employee can work on government projects. The BPSS consists of four elements: right to work, identity, criminal records and employment history. You’ll often see this referred to with the acrony...

  background screening for several years now the pressure to offer flexible working, thus enabling employers to recruit and retain the right talent, combined with increased access to affordable and reliable video-conferencing technology and collaboration tools, has seen a steady rise in the number of employees working from home. However, 2020 has seen a sharp increase in remote working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and experts such as Stephen Shih, partner at global management consulting firm Bain & Company, argues that this is a trend that is likely to continue to accelerate.   Many employee vetting employers are beginning to realize the benefits to the organization of remote working. It can raise morale and commitment to an organization that affords workers flexibility if and when their personal circumstances change, which has a positive impact upon the recruitment and retention of diverse and experienced employees. Remote working can result in savings for organ...