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How can I avoid hiring another fraudster?

'My firm hired someone who turned out not to be quite who he said he was. We dismissed him, but how do we prevent such a situation from recurring? What background checks can we reasonably pursue as an employer?'
 
  • 01 January 2009
    New Year podcast
    In the CIPD's first podcast of 2009, HR figures give their predictions of the challenges facing the profession in the coming year.
     
  • 01 January 2009
    Best practice awards
    The Tees Valley branch of the CIPD recently celebrated best practice in people management and development at their annual awards.
     
  • 01 January 2009
    Teaching takes off
    The graduate teacher training scheme Teach First has experienced a surge in applications as students switch to more recession-proof careers.
     
  • 01 January 2009
    The light brigade
    Since the beginning of time, people have depended on trust and goodwill for commerce to flourish. Indeed, the word 'credit' has its origins in...
     
  • The Best policy
    01 January 2009
    The Best policy
    Employees at Birmingham City Council were suffering from a bad case of initiative fatigue. A series of change programmes...
     
  • 27 November 2008
    Val Garrett CIPD Members or People Management Subscribers only
    I moved into HR by accident. I'd held a variety of roles in local government and when I moved to Burnley Council I spent some time filling in...
     
  • Jeff Wellstead
    16 October 2008
    Jeff Wellstead CIPD Members or People Management Subscribers only
    I chose a career in HR because I wanted to marry two elements that were important to me: earning a good living and matching...
     
  • Learn from unions on BNP issue
    01 January 2009
    Learn from unions on BNP issue
    I was dismayed that PM, in its coverage of the British National Party issue (News, 11 Dec 2008), did not refer to the...
     
  • 01 January 2009
    Reading the runes
    Each December, the Economist magazine publishes a special edition, predicting trends for the year ahead, the current version being called 'The...
     
 

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