Declan Bamber becomes Head of Pre-Employment
We are pleased to announce that Declan Bamber has been promoted to the role of Head of Pre-Employment. Since joining Conflict, Dec has been an integral part of this busy and ever-growing department, conducting Pre-Employment checks for a wide range and size of clients on a daily basis. Having worked in the
Employment screening under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
Since 2019, all FCA regulated firms have been governed by the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), a framework designed to uphold both individual accountability across leadership and organisational integrity within the UK financial market.This framework guides the structure to which boards and managers operate, ensuring those in senior roles
Streamline your New Year pre-employment checks
After a long Christmas break, returning to work may seem a daunting prospect for many. A period of reflection over the festive period will often lead people to seek pastures new, and hunt for a new career.January is typically a busy month for recruiters, with many expecting to receive an
Do your internal pre-employment checks fit the Bill?
In 2006, new national guidelines were introduced setting out the rules required for vetting in the Police service. You will therefore be surprised to learn that 15 years later, over one quarter of UK Police forces are still falling short of these guidelines. It beggars belief that at a time when
Meet Conflict’s Pre Employment Guru
We sat down with our Accounts Manager Declan Bamber to get the inside scoop on the Pre-Employment side of the company, and delve deeper into exactly what we are able to dig up to stop you hiring candidates with skeletons in their closet.An area in which Conflict International specialise is
Social Media Abuse: How many more footballers to become victims?
Following the conclusion of the footballing weekend, British football has again been tainted by vile social media abuse. The Guardian confirmed earlier this month that several Twitter users who were banned after the Euro 2020 final were still posting on the platform under altered usernames.Social media abuse towards footballers is
Social Media:Your brand on a knife-edge?
Past comments on Social Media can come back to haunt you.It seems an almost daily occurrence right now that an individual’s historic online social media comment or past behaviour has come back to haunt them. Prominent sporting personalities falling from behavioural grace and even the Tokyo Olympics have been just
Staff shortage and increased demand leaves UK in crisis over inflation fears
The easing of lockdown has seen a rapid surge in customer demand. Latest figures retrieved from HIS Markit/ CIPS show the strongest growth in UK business activity in 24 years. Which also means a staff shortage throughout the UK.The “eye-popping” surge in the U.K, post Brexit is heavily impacting the
Football club admits background check failure
Brentford Football Club has admitted failing to carry out a full background check on a former casual employee who has been fined for a racism offence.Steven Green, 39, helped Brentford with security on their 'Farewell to Griffin Park' stadium tours last year. In September, he was filmed using the
Jobseekers warned about fake job scams
Jobseekers are being warned of a large increase in fake job scams with thousands of people estimated to be victims every year.A not-for-profit organisation set up by the Metropolitan Police to monitor scams in the recruitment industry says it has received 800 reports of scams since the start of the
