Category Archives: Employment Screening

According to the People Management website, almost half of organisations are failing to screen potential employees from outside the UK, according to a new survey.

Severe penalties are levied should an employee turn out to be in the country illegally, but 40% of employers said they did not screen international hires, compared to 78% stating that they carried out checks on domestic staff.

According to the Somerset County Gazette, a bogus vet lied his way into a job at a Taunton practice and managed to earn more than £40,000 before being discovered.

Patrick Keniry had several criminal convictions for similar offences and admitted faking his CV to get work at Priory Veterinary Practice, in 2015.

According to the Midhurst and Petworth Observer, a man took his own life with a shotgun after being sacked as Estates Manager at Cowdray Park, West Sussex.

James Deacon was found dead at his home on the morning of November 18, 2017, after being dismissed the day before, when it was discovered that he had lied on his CV when applying for his job.

The Mirror reports that an NHS manager who was jailed for her part in an elaborate IT fraud was re-employed as a health service worker after using another surname.

Deborah Hancox funded a lavish lifestyle, along with her partner John Leigh, by tricking the NHS into buying goods from their own companies.

According to the Legal Futures website a barrister has been disbarred for lying on her CV about the qualifications she received and her work experience.

Anisah Ahmed submitted a CV that falsely stated that she had been awarded a distinction for a postgraduate law degree and had been awarded a diploma in forensic medicine.

An article on the Retail Sector website claims that nearly half of retail job candidates lie on their CV.

The favourite lies were about educational backgrounds, then work experience fibs, skillset exaggerations, followed by false references and even lying about which languages are spoken.