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NEWSCHECKMATE PEOPLECHECK UP CLOSE - VISA/PASSPORT (WORK RIGHTS) VALIDATION Confirming the work rights of candidates is a hot topic in the background checking industry in Australia at the moment, especially with recent warnings from DIAC on penalties that can be enforced on employers for non-compliance! This quarters Up Close examines PeopleChecks' Visa/Passport (Work Rights) Validation, some recent changes in methodology and how this applies to both Australian citizens and foreigners. MISSING FUNDS COULD EXCEED $16MILLION Premier Anna Bligh has conceded the amount missing from Queensland Health funds could exceed $16 million....Read Full Article IMMIGRATION WARNS OF CRACKDOWN Employers have been issued a stern warning from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship - severe penalties will be imposed for employing illegal workers....Read Full Article CHECKMATE Read our PeopleCheck case study on a candidate getting creative with their certificate of service, discover the win-win solution of our team handling your candidate liaison, meet Lisa King, our Team Leader - Operations and have your questions about preparing a background checking policy answered by our Up Close article! PEOPLECHECK UP CLOSE - PREPARING A BACKGROUND CHECKING POLICY As with any new procedure, background checking is best implemented with the support of a policy. At PeopleCheck, we often get approached with questions on what such a policy should cover. This quarter's Up Close provides guidelines on putting together a background checking policy - why having a policy is so important, when this should be written, what it should cover and how to communicate this effectively to those involved. BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR WORKERS WITH CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS The ACT Government has progressed new laws that will establish a comprehensive background checking system for persons working with children and vulnerable adults....Read Full Article CHECKMATE Discover how a woman can be suspected of stealing, without her charity employer knowing about her previous criminal convictions for theft; take a look at the document destruction options on offer to PeopleCheck clients; meet Karni Lang, our Team Leader - Research; and review our Up Close article featuring the increasingly important topic of international background checks! PEOPLECHECK UP CLOSE - INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUND CHECKS It seems the world is becoming an smaller place and international background checks is the topic on the minds of many HR professionals. PeopleCheck has extensive experience in undertaking background checks in international locations and this quarter's Up Close examines how we go about servicing our clients' needs around the globe, the differences to checks in Australia and some key points to consider. CHECKMATE A special edition on National Criminal History Record Checks; the various types available and their use, a reminder about employer obligations when making a hiring decision based on criminal history information, an overview of CrimTrac and a recent case where an escaped murderer was found working at a QLD hospital! PEOPLECHECK UP CLOSE - TYPES OF NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS Examines the use of Australian National Criminal History Record Checks (NCHRCs) as they apply to various roles. Our article outlines the various types and applications of NCHRCs from checks for general employment, to checks for vulnerable persons, to checks for ASIC and APRA compliance. CHECKMATE Read about a New Zealand case study involving a scientist with falsified qualifications and understand more about Financial Background Checks. Meet our Business Development and Accounts Manager and catch up with what has been happening in at PeopleCheck PEOPLECHECK UP CLOSE - FINANCIAL BACKGROUND CHECKS Examines the background checks available in Australia that relate to a candidate’s financial stability and how these can be used in the background checking process. CHECKMATE Read about some PeopleCheck Porkies and understand more about our Work Rights check. Meet our Operations manager and catch up with what has been happening in the news. PEOPLECHECK UP CLOSE - WORK RIGHTS Find out more about PeopleCheck's Work Rights / Visa/Passport check. Read about how to ensure your candidates have the necessary rights to work in WIFE KILLING PARAMEDIC WORKED IN THE TERRITORY A KILLER paramedic was offered a job and worked for St John Ambulance in Darwin after he murdered his wife by pushing her off a cliff....Read Full Article WORKING WITH VULNERABLE PEOPLE (BACKGROUND CHECKING) BILL 2010 On 26 August 2010, the Working With Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Bill 2010 was tabled by the ACT Government. This bill means that, for the first time, MAN ACCUSED OF SELLING HUNDREDS OF FAKE EXAM CERTIFICATES A man has been accused of selling hundreds of fake exam certificates from as little as £39.95 including top class masters degrees from Oxford University....Read Full Article INVESTIGATION: COULD BACKGROUND CHECK HAVE PREVENTED ALLEGED RAPE? A lack of screening of oil spill cleanup workers meant a sex offender got a job, and left him free to rape a colleague according to a Mississippi county sheriff....Read Full Article MEXICO CHARGES 22 HEALTH OFFICIALS WITH FRAUD Mexico's Public Duties Ministry (SFP) and Attorney General's Office had prosecuted 22 health officials for faking qualifications, the SFP said Wednesday in a statement....Read Full Article CHECK HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS BACKGROUND Families need to know that the nurses they hire to care for their ill loved ones FAKE PSYCHOLOGIST TO STAND TRIAL A Melbourne man will stand trial after allegedly faking qualifications as a psychologist NSW MAN BANNED FROM PROVIDING FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR FIVE YEARS Mr Barry Frank Jennings of Berry, New South Wales, has been banned from providing CHECKMATE Read about some PeopleCheck Porkies and understand more about National Criminal Record History Checks. PEOPLECHECK UPCLOSE - NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS.pdf Find out more about Australian National Criminal History Record Checks. FAKE DOCTOR BALAJI VARATHARAJU SENT TO JAIL AN "overachieving and altruistic" man who was not a qualified doctor ENGINEER FALISIFIED RESUME, ICAC TOLD A SYDNEY engineer who allegedly offered a $15,000 bribe to secure a lucrative council job ENGINEER DON GAMAGE LIED ON JOB APPLICATIONS 'FOR BENEFIT OF NSW PEOPLE' A FORMER RTA engineer says he lied on job applications because otherwise the people of NSW DAMNING OMBUDSMAN REPORT INFO FORSTER, KINSHIP AND RESIDENTIAL CARE VULNERABLE children in out-of-home care are being raped, left with drug dealers and HARVARD CHEAT PLEADS NOT GUILTY AN American man who attended Harvard University for two years before getting kicked NSW LIBS QUERY MURDER'S AMBULANCE JOB The NSW government must explain how convicted murderer Des BOGUS QANTAS ENGINEER TIMOTHY LESLIE McCORMACK SENT TO JAIL A Pathological liar who faked his way into an aircraft engineer's job with Qantas NSW RECRUITMENT COMPANY TO PAY BIG DAMAGES BILL OVER REFERENCING FAILURE A New South Wales recruitment company has lost a bid to have a $160k damages award overturned, AVOIDING THE BAD APPLES Many financial planning firms continue to rely on the GOVERNMENT WON'T RUSH INTO PRIVACY CHANGES FOR EMPLOYEE RECORDS The Federal Government has signalled it will defer consideration of the contentious AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE PAY JAYANT PATEL $60K FOR LIVING COSTS THE Queensland Government has set aside $60,000 for the "initial" living expenses of QANTAS UNQUALIFIED SAFETY MAN An unqualified engineer allegedly performed nearly 2000 maintenance jobs on HUDSON CASE ILLUSTRATES GROWING LITIGATION RISK OVER CANDIDATE RECOMMENDATIONS A dispute between leading law firm McMahons and Hudson has highlighted a FORMER DIRECTOR OF NEWCASTLE-BASED INVESTMENT COMANY FOUND GUILTY A Newcastle man was today found guilty by a Sydney District Court jury of fraud in ASIC TEAMS WITH INDUSTRY ON REFERENCE-CHECKING INITIATIVE FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS Chairman of ASIC, Mr Tony D’Aloisio and the Chief Executive Officer of Standards Australia, WESTPAC EX-MANAGER JAILED FOR STEALING $4M A former Westpac Bank manager in Sydney has been jailed for up to QANTAS SAFETY QUESTIONED AN unqualified Qantas mechanical engineer signed off on the safety of OFFICIALS NOT TOLD OF CV FIB QUEENSLAND health authorities were not notified for more than a week RUBBER STAMP LIES FOR DOCTOR A GOLD Coast doctor accused of lying about his employment history owned INTERN CASE 'NO COMPARISON TO JAYANT PATEL' hands amid an investigation into how four foreign interns were hired at a regional hospital without background checks..... Read Full Article FROGGY FRAUD BOSS JAILED Failed dotcom entrepreneur Karl Suleman has been sentenced by a Sydney judge JUST HELPING YOURSELF be aware of it, says a leading employment law specialist.... Read Full Article WARNING BELLS RING ON FAKE DEGREES and dedication. Yet thousands of people manage to obtain certificates without ever attending a class, sitting an exam or even opening a text book.... Read Full Article NHS CHIEF FAKED HIS CV TO LAND £115,000-A-YEAR JOB Read Full Article FAKE PSYCHIATRIST HEADS OVERSEAS Read Full Article BOGUS QUALIFICATIONS In recent years there has been an enormous increase in the availability of counterfeit and substandard university degrees. |
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