tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20076433638020049322024-02-08T06:43:14.738-08:00Online National Police Checks with Veritas CheckCreating More Certainty in an Uncertain World: National Police ChecksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-63103975602458966512017-01-06T05:34:00.002-08:002017-01-06T05:34:44.972-08:00Are you Job Ready? Can a National Police Check Make you Job Ready?As we welcome in 2017, there are many folks who are looking forward to a better year and a better economy. Long past are the days of the so called "two speed economy"...particularly in Western Australia where a combination of the mining and oil & gas industries helped to transform the state (and national) economies into powerhouses. As the jobs and employment opportunities have now well and truly come to a simmer, the market has now become an employers' market where they, not the workers, dictate the rules for engagement.<br />
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During the days of the "two speed economy" where skilled labour was in short supply, workers dictated the rules:<br />
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- Do I get a per diem rate for meals and allowances?<br />
- Do I get paid for travel to and from site?<br />
- Is there a gym on site?<br />
- Do I get a new laptop and the latest iPhone so that I can keep in touch with my loved ones who I will only see once every 6 weeks?<br />
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And of course, will you be paying me 150% more than what I wold normally make in a slower economy because if you don't, the company next door will!<br />
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That was the reality of an out-of-control labour market.<br />
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Now, the labour market must sharpen it's pencils and prove that it has what it takes to run the distance. Rather than there now being one worker for every 2.1 jobs available, there are perhaps 12.5 workers available for every one job in resources. And who will get that job? The worker who can drive every piece of equipment. The worker who is reliable and honest. And the worker who not necessarily has worked for every mining company in town (sometimes, too many short term jobs on your CV means that you couldn't hold a job down...or perhaps were always chasing that next iPhone!).<br />
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The reality is that character matters. Some companies in fact are NOT looking for the jack-of-all-trades...you know, the worker who has spent 25 years on the tools. Why not? Because that worker tends to do things their way! <br />
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Companies today are calling the shots. After all, it is an employers market! And what better way than showing what your character is made of than by providing a <a href="https://www.veritascheck.com.au/" target="_blank">national police check</a>. Provide one when you provide your CV. Do something a bit different to set yourself apart, not only from having a clean record...but by taking the initiative.<br />
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Not sure if you have a clean record? Check yourself out...for as little as a small investment, you can find out in 60 seconds or less by applying online at Veritas Check today.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-68737144674633501012016-09-05T21:55:00.001-07:002016-09-05T21:55:25.603-07:00Hold that thought....Online National Police Checks in Just 60 Seconds...or less!Just when you thought it couldn't get any faster, it has! Veritas Check has added a nitrous oxide booster to its back office processing system to now provide applicants Police Check results in 60 Seconds!<br />
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What used to be "Online Police Checks in 60 minutes" is now "<a href="https://www.veritascheck.com.au/apply" target="_blank">Online Police Checks</a> in 60 Seconds".<br />
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What does this mean for an applicant seeking to obtain a national Police Check? It means you can:<br />
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<li>Apply online, anytime day or night, even on the weekend for a Police Check</li>
<li>Apply via a desktop or mobile device in less than 6-9 minutes</li>
<li>Upload identity documents using the camera on your mobile device or upload a scanned image</li>
<li>Do all this at a time and place convenient for you!</li>
<li>Results for 7 out of 10 applicants are emailed within 60 seconds to you</li>
<li>For the remaining 3 applicants, further checks by the state police agencies may require further time of up to 10 business days</li>
<li>If you would like a hard copy of your results, you can order a copy to be posted to you</li>
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While there are many organisations offering online Police Checks, only Veritas Check can provide you with results in 60 Seconds or less, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<br />
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Our innovative technology is the difference.<br />
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Our innovative technology removes the "Human-in-the-Loop" thereby ensuring there are no delays due to administrative errors or delays in terms of processing only during business hours.<br />
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Veritas Check is accredited by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and is authorised to access the National Police Checking Service (NPCS) to issue Police Check Certificates. All accredited agencies and Australian State and Territory Police (including the Australian Federal Police) access the NPCS to obtain Police Check results.<br />
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Veritas Check offers Police Checks online for all Australian states and territories. A Police Clearance Certificate is valid across all states including ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA.<br />
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If you need a Police Check and need it FAST, there is only one provider who can do this for you: Veritas Check. Online National Police Checks in 60 Seconds.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-28084202939734169582016-06-14T02:31:00.002-07:002016-09-05T21:12:13.946-07:00Veritas Check's Latest Technology Enables Police Check Results in 30 Minutes<h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This month, Veritas Check (<a href="https://www.veritascheck.com.au/">https://www.veritascheck.com.au/</a>) released its latest version of software enabling applicants for National Police Checks to obtain results in as little as 30 minutes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Applicants begin their application for a national police check by visiting Veritas Check's website. Once the applicant clicks "Apply Now" to begin the application process, personal information as mandated by CrimTrac, the agency conducting the background checks, is entered. During the application process, the applicant is asked to complete a 100-point check to verify their identification.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Applicants have three choices for completing this step:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If the applicant wished to obtain their results in the quickest possible manner, they will need to upload the images. Once the images are uploaded and the fee for the police check is paid, Veritas Check's" back office system" vets the information provided, conducts a verification of the identity document provided using its proprietary technology, and then submits the application to CrimTrac for a background check.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>All of this processing in the back office occurs literally in seconds...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The processing at CrimTrac is the unfortunately one of the unknowns in terms of time it takes to complete the background checks. With that said, Veritas Check monitors the status of background checks at CrimTrac; its system constantly polls (i.e. communicates) the CrimTrac system through each hour of the day. Once results are ready, Veritas Check "grabs" the results and in turn issues them to the applicant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If the applicant has requested to receive the results electronically, the Veritas Check system emails the PDF copy of the results. Employers seeking copies are also emailed results if appropriate consent from the applicant has been given.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All in all, for 7 out of 10 applicants, this entire process takes less than 30 minutes to complete once the application form is lodged with Veritas Check. For the remaining 3 out of ten folks, their applications for a background check are referred for further checks with state police agencies. The standard from CrimTrac is to have these completed within 10 business days.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-10164228140707457072015-11-02T02:23:00.000-08:002016-07-11T22:52:30.404-07:00Online Police Checks in 1 Hour - Fact or Fiction? ... Now in 30 Minutes or Less!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As technology continues to drive the way that industries operate, companies ever increasingly face the decision to either 'sink' or 'swim'; to embrace change and innovate or risk the chance of becoming obsolete and irrelevant. This of course only really matters if you are providing products or services for the market!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Australian "Police Check" industry is no different from any other market or industry. To understand how this market works, one must first understand a few key Truths:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>All Police Checks in Australia are conducted by a single agency called CrimTrac</b>. CrimTrac is a federal agency that provides a myriad of services for the law enforcement community. Providing police checks is but one of its many functions and services.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Organisations who can administer police checking services (thereby issuing a "Police Check") can only do so if they have formal authorisation from CrimTrac</b>. To gain authorisation, the organisation must meet a number of criteria and if accepted by CrimTrac, a formal contract / agreement is established. This agreement is standard in form for all agencies and dictates the processes by which organisations must operate.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organisations who provide Police Checking services are roughly divided into one of three camps:</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are those who conduct Police Checks strictly for their own staff or contractors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Others serve as a third party to provide Police Checks as a service to other organisations</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">State police agencies provide police checks as part of their administrative services.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Regardless of which camp an authorised Police Check issuing body sits in, they all must comply with the specifications by which CrimTrac manages the program</b>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Finally, persons seeking to obtain a Police Check have a choice!</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With all that in mind, what is the difference between Police Check issuing agents? The difference really comes down to cost and technology.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As stated above, CrimTrac is the central and only agency that can undertake National Police Checks. As such, one can logically conclude that the results of a Police Check do not vary based on the organisation which lodges the application for it. So a Police Check is a Police Check is a Police Check. And obviously the results of the police check will vary from person to person, but they will not vary from issuing organisation to organisation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>So why then do some agencies which issue Police Checks claim that they can deliver checks in "one hour".</b> Is this true? Why do others claim they can complete most checks in 24-48 hours? Better yet, why do state police agencies claim it takes 2-3 weeks to process a police check application?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The answer is two-fold and comes down to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let's consider the first point: technology. Most police check agencies process applications in one of two ways: paper based or software based. No doubt if you are accepting hand written applications as most state police agencies do, the police organisation will have to employ staff to take these handwritten forms, process them for completeness and then enter the details into the CrimTrac database (which all agencies do).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So regardless of whether you think the state police agencies should be doing this (instead of for example fighting crime) they provide a manual service. There are many other providers which also process manually for their internal staff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The second mode of processing is completed via software. Agencies such as Veritas Check (<a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/">www.veritascheck.com.au</a>) have developed purpose built software systems that are integrated with websites to allow users to apply for Police Checks online at a time and place of the applicants' choosing. In fact, through the use of technology that is tailored specifically for mobile devices, applicants can use their smart devices 100% to apply online, capture images of their identity documents, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Technology is the key differentiator between agencies issuing police checks.</b> For those agencies which have embraced change, they are able to process applications in a significantly shorter period of time than the state police agencies. Likewise, because the applicant enters the data, there is a greater chance that the information will be correct and hold ups will not likely occur due to inaccuracies of data entered by data clerks contracted by the state police agencies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>So let's now talk about the Truthfulness part.</b> Why do some agencies boldly make a claim that they can deliver police checks in one hour, when other agencies who use similar technology make claims of 24-48 hours. How is this so if all are using CrimTrac to process details? If we first assume that the technology is similar (and it is...really...collect data via an online form; use inbuilt systems to vet the data, and send to CrimTrac - the same is true of the reverse when receiving results). The answer to this then lies in the fine print...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read what CrimTrac states about their service delivery:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>How long will my check take?</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i> Our aim, along with our police partner agencies, is to process 95% of police checks within 10 business days.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i> Around 70% of police checks are completed almost instantly and the results are provided to the organisation that requested the checks within minutes.<br />
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The remaining 30% of police checks are referred to one or more police agencies. Sometimes this process takes longer than 10 business days.<br />
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</i><b>Then, for each agency which claims "Police Checks in one hour", read their fine print! </b>Page after page of disclaimer will ultimately state what CrimTrac says..."most checks - actually 70% - are returned instantly...the others within 10 days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So buyer beware! Who are you going to trust...the police check agency which is telling you a half-truth, or the one providing you with the correct information for you to make an educated decision!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-23939548463601854432015-08-15T06:13:00.001-07:002016-07-11T22:52:55.911-07:00AFP Police Checks for Citizenship or Immigration Purposes<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For persons requiring a police check in support of an immigration, citizenship, or visa application with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, you will need to obtain an police check issued by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). This is also referred to as an "AFP police check".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The DIBP requires persons to be of "good character" and will determine or make the assessment of your character based on the outcomes of your national police history check or police check. Is this a fair consideration by the DIBP? It of course depends in part on what you consider fair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For those persons applying for citizenship or seeking to enter Australia on a visa, many persons already living in Australia would think that this is a fair assessment criteria. In law abiding countries, where persons paying their taxes expect their monies provided to their government to spent on services that are critical to the running of the society, it is fair to expect that the recipients of those services are themselves worthy. If criminals or persons who in the past have broken laws are recipients of the benefits of those in society who work hard to provide for their families and also pay taxes, then justice is due.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Likewise, for those persons who pay their fair share of taxes, it is not unreasonable for them to expect the government to spend their hard earned dollars wisely. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the contrary, if the law abiding citizens did not pay taxes, then how could government expect to run? Lawlessness and chaos would reign and society would eventually fail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So what does this have to do with AFP Police Checks? The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) needs to have a single standard by which they can assess applications for entry into Australia. This standard, they state, is that applicants will be judged and must be "of good character". The DIBP uses the results of police checks to make this determination. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Because privacy laws vary from each in Australia, some information may or may not appear for the same applicant depending on which state their application is lodged. As a result, <a href="http://www.afpcheck.com/">police checks</a> for the DIBP must be issued by the Australian Federal Police. These "AFP Police Checks" are thus a single source of truth by which all applicants for immigration or citizenship are assessed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So is this a fair assessment? Given that all applicants are assessed by a similar process, using a single standard, then one MUST assume that the assessment is fair.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-57571926433575345272015-04-09T06:53:00.000-07:002016-07-11T22:51:43.948-07:00Should Police Checks be Mandatory for Politicians?<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Given the recent news regarding Mr. Billy Gordon, the member for Cook (Queensland), one must consider whether all politicians should be required to have a police check conducted on their background and furthermore, whether the results of these checks should be made public.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's consider this in two parts<br />
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- Should a police check be required of all elected persons?<br />
- Should the results of these checks be made public?<br />
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Firstly, no person should be forced to undertake a mandatory police check. As we live in a free society, the choice is up to an individual as to whether they do or not. Having said that though, there could be consequences of opting out of a check<br />
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In many places of employment, police checks are mandatory. Within the health and aged care industries for example, police checks are one way that providers can mitigate risks to those persons in their care. While a police check is only a indication of past behaviours, they do not guarantee that the person in question is not or will not commit a punishable offence. Police checks in this case are just one step in a process to reduce harm or the likelihood of harm to persons in the care of others. It is an employer's responsibility and duty of care to ensure that steps are taken as precautions.<br />
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Perhaps in the case of employment or volunteering, the individual may not be assessed as suitable to work. Is this fair? Certainly it is. Again, employers or organisations seeking to engage persons to assist in the delivery of services have a duty of care to ensure that only those persons engaged are of a character deemed suitable<br />
Is this discrimination? Perhaps it is in a sense, however all persons are entitled to have a police check. if a person opts out, then they themselves have made a decision which ultimately impacts an ability to assess a person in terms of suitability<br />
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So should politician be required to undertake a police check prior to serving as an elected official? Using the argument above, they should of their own will have one conducted, however if they opt out, the electorate should judge accordingly. This is simply a matter of leadership.<br />
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So should the results of a politician's police check be made public? Only if the person consents to their record being made public. Again, every individual has a right to maintain privacy of their personal information - even politicians. Making the decision to release or not to release a police check is therefore the politician's personal choice.<br />
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Each politician, however, should be judged by the voting public in terms of whether they choose to release their police check results or not. Obviously, a clean record makes a statement. An unreleased record, also makes a statement<br />
Veritas Check provides applicants with an ability to apply for a <a href="https://veritascheck.com.au/apply">police check </a>in as little as 10 minutes. For as little as $23.00 for the completion of a check for volunteers, why wouldn't you obtain a police check?</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-43620616785693673702014-09-15T08:19:00.003-07:002016-07-11T22:54:04.867-07:00Police Checks - Can I get a Job Without One?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consider the scenario where you have been out of work for a number of months and each week without fail you apply online for jobs. Then out of the blue, so it seems, you get that call from the agency!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's your lucky day! Or is it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Are you available to come in for an interview? Of course you are! You're always ready...in fact, born ready! So you get the suit and tie on (even though we all know that only bankers and those interviewing for jobs wear suits) and off you go with CV in hand. If you've been through one interview, you've been through at least one hundred of them, but today is your lucky day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What could possibly go wrong? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...Phone on silent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...CV freshly printed and even in a document holder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...Tie correctly tied (in fact its been tied correctly for at least 5 years since your mum first tied it).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...Shirt pressed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...Shoes shined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today is the big day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So you walk into the recruiters office thinking you've got it bagged until you approach the receptionist...you notice just around the corner there's a queue of job seekers. All dressed impeccably, polished shoes, some with brief cases (they still use those?) and all staring down into their mobile devices pretending (perhaps) to look busy or as if to portray they've got an urgent meeting following this interview so hopefully it won't take long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Confident, and not really demoralised, you take a seat next to a sophisticated looking chap who seems to be rechecking his CV as if he could really fix it if he found a typo. But then again, if he wrote it himself, why would he really need to be reviewing it in the first place?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not to be outdone, you take a quick squiz down at yours to make sure you didn't do the unthinkable like misspell your name and email address, or accidently pick up from the printer the cover letter for the previous job you applied for last week. What an idiot you'd look like...right...errrrr.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So your name is called, a pleasant looking recruiter who themselves looks like this is their first job (how does that work?...they are going to help ME find a job when they themselves have never held one down in the real work force??). Nonetheless, you get up, exchange pleasantries, and head in for the interview. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The interview goes great...you've got the standard responses all down pat. Somewhere along the line you heard from a previous boss that its always good to go into an interview knowing what you want to tell them, and regardless of what they ask, you simply tell them the answer you've already planned...good advice...but I wonder where that guy is today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So things are about to wrap up. You hand over a copy of your CV...knowing full well they'll can it because nobody does paper anymore, and then the big question hits you like a ton of bricks...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have you got a police check done within the past 3 months?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What? Three months? Who the heck has ever heard that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well...no current police check and we can't put your name forward!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your heart starts to race as you think of something to say, but all you can think of is, where the heck can I get one done and can I do it online? Who cares what it costs...and how long until I can get the results...a PDF is fine...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The answer is simple. Get your <a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/apply">police check</a> online at Veritas Check...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-89698427764031983582014-09-10T02:29:00.001-07:002016-07-11T22:58:33.542-07:00National Police Checks as an Employment Tool<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As part of standard hiring practice, companies are now going to the internet to assess potential employees based upon their social media profiles. However, how reliable are these types of checks in screening out unsuitable and undesirable candidates? Do they include a Police Check?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is an argument to be made that all of this 'overchecking' of these types of information is not actually beneficial for employers. As an article on news.com.au, written by Vodafone Australia, points out: when checking into a person's activity on social media, the employer must understand that this is an 'edited' version of the person's life and one that is skewed towards a non-professional viewpoint. As such it may not be as helpful as other forms of pre-employment checks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This type of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>checking on employees and potential employees may not actually benefit companies in the long run as they may screen or consider individuals based upon activities and actions that may or may not affect their business performance or indicate how they will act in a professional setting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some will argue that you can delve further into a person's professional history through sites such as LinkedIn. However, while this site will provide possible further information on a person's employment history and should certainly be checked, it cannot tell much about an applicant's history beyond providing a digital resume of their past experience, connections the person has and recommendations they have received. Moreover, it skews towards showing individuals in a positive light as the individual is actively controlling what appears on their profile with the express purpose of networking and finding employment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The article also recommends that employers check into an applicant's references, seek to verify their listed qualifications, and,depending on the role, possibly perform <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a </span>credit check and a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p</span>olice <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c</span>heck to determine how the applicant handles their finances and if they are in financial trouble. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By discovering whether a candidate is accurately and honestly listing their qualifications and describing their job history, an employer can learn much more pertinent information about them than they can be simply searching social media websites. References in particular should be able to speak about the individual's employment history and how they perform on the job, which can be extremely useful to potential new employers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As part of the arsenal of pre-employment checks that are conducted, companies should consider requesting current </span><a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">police checks</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> from potential employees to gather more information on a person's background. While not strictly work-focussed, these checks allow employers to gain important information in regards to any criminal offences the individual has committed in the past, which will help them to judge whether the person is suitable for the role.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whereas social media profiles may create an unfair bias and judgement of a person based on little more than, potentially, compromising photographs, status updates, messages, and so on, a police history check will provide the potential employer with hard evidence about the type of person they are considering hiring. While it is not a fool-proof system and certain leeway must be given to allow candidates the benefit of the doubt in having changed their behaviour, one can argue that it is certainly preferable to social media as a means of gathering work-relevant information about a candidate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Choosing to employ someone can be fraught with difficulty, and companies wish to have peace of mind that they have hired the right individual. Rather than conducting checks on candidates' social media profiles, businesses would do better to check references and qualifications, credit histories if appropriate, and ask for current police checks from candidates. The knowledge gained from these checks will serve them well in assessing candidates.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-43649835489778461902014-09-10T02:26:00.003-07:002016-07-11T23:01:03.812-07:00Police Checks for Health Care Industry<h3>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Does the Industry Require More Regulation?</span></h3>
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</style> <![endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of particular importance is the use of </span><a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">police checks</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> as a screening tool in the healthcare industry. Not only are doctors and nurses required to undergo a police check, but also those such as dentists, optometrists and other such medical professionals will likely need to undergo this check before they can practice in their chosen field.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The benefits of requiring medical professionals to obtain police checks before beginning to practice and at regular intervals thereafter far outweigh the downsides: cost of these checks and the downtime experienced while waiting for the police check to come back. Indeed, the costs themselves may be covered by the healthcare organisation and, as it is a standard requirement for all potential employees, the time it takes to receive the check back is surely understood and taken into account. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just as those individuals who will work with children are required to obtain a Working with Children Check, it is just as important to ensure that those individuals who will provide medical care have their background checked to determine whether they have committed any offences that would preclude them from working in the medical field.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When assessing an individual's police check, strict attention is paid to any conviction which regards murder, assault of any kind for which the individual was imprisoned, or sexual assault. Any individual who has a conviction of this type will likely not be able to practice in the healthcare industry, or even volunteer in this industry. The danger the individual poses in such circumstances is simply too high. All other convictions will be considered according to the policies of each individual healthcare provider to determine whether the individual will be able to be employed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once employed in the healthcare industry, individuals will be required to continue to undergo periodic police checks to ensure that they have not committed any offences in the intervening time which would result in termination of their employment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of course, care must be taken to ensure these individuals are not discriminated against on the basis of their past criminal record. As such, clear and rigorously followed policies must be put into place by which background checks can be assessed on a consistent basis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By requiring individuals in this field to undergo police checks before and during their employment, potentially serious situations can be averted by using an individual's prior behaviour as an indicator of their potential future behaviour. It also instills in people the confidence that they can trust those who provide them medical care. It would be terrible to go to your doctor worrying that, perhaps, just perhaps, he may be a murderer or that, say, your dentist had assaulted someone in the past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Especially for those who provide care to vulnerable people – the aged, the disabled, children – a police check is just as essential as something like a Working with Children check. It ensures that vulnerable individuals will not be treated by those who should not be trusted with this responsibility.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, just as in any workplace, it is important for colleagues to trust one another. However, it is particularly important for those who are providing medical care to trust that their colleagues are safe people to work with and have not committed any crimes which would be deemed serious enough to prevent their employment. Especially for those who work together in high-stress medical roles, not having to worry whether their colleague may be a danger likely allows them to more easily focus on their job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Police checks play an important role in the healthcare industry serving to protect patients, organisations and their employees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">National Police History Checks are now frequently being
requested in employment and volunteer situations in order to assess a person's
background to see if they have any criminal history which is relevant to the
position that they wish to undertake and which the employing company or
volunteer organisation might feel excludes them from consideration for the
role. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, <a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/">police checks</a> can be useful in a variety of
different situations to ensure that the person one is placing their trust in is
worthy of that trust. One such perhaps unusual or atypical use of a police
check is to assess potential house-sitters.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u> </u></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Trusting a Stranger</u></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Instead of putting pets in a kennel and/or leaving a house
empty and unattended for extended periods of time, many people will seek out
someone who can come and stay in their house while they are away on vacation or
business. This person will take over the duties of feeding and caring for any
animals, look after the house to avoid potential maintenance problems that may
occur while the homeowner is away and ensure the house remains occupied to
avoid possible break-ins or other dangers that may befall an empty house.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, a homeowner takes a risk in letting someone they
don't know live in their house and take care of their beloved pets. Requesting
a police check from those that they may choose to stay in their house can give
them added peace of mind in placing their trust in this individual and can also
ensure that they turn away individuals who may be dangerous to entrust with their
home and pets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>Requesting a Police Check from Strangers </b></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For those unfamiliar with the process of requesting a police
check from others, the prospect can be daunting. They may feel they are tacitly
accusing people of having a criminal past, just by requesting that they provide
a police check before considering them for the role of house-sitter. However,
they should not feel shy about ensuring the safety of their pets and their
home.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If approached in a business-like manner, explaining that
they would or do request all potential house-sitters to provide a police check
and the importance to them of making sure that their house and animals will be
in safe hands while they are away, the potential house-sitter should take
little offence to this requirement. If they do seem to take offence or refuse
to provide a police check, this could be a 'red flag' for the homeowner. Anyone
who cannot understand why a homeowner would ask for a police check should
probably not be a house-sitter.</span></span><br />
<br />
<u><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Assessing a Person's History</span></span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When receiving a police check from a potential house-sitter,
a homeowner may be pleased and satisfied to learn that the person they wish to
house-sit has no criminal history or they may be dismayed to find that they do.
Obviously, the decision is easier if the individual does not have a criminal
record. However, a homeowner should think about how willing they are to
consider those people that do have a criminal record. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All offences might seen as relevant by a homeowner, even if
minor. Petty theft, while perhaps of little importance in an employment or
volunteer position depending on the role, may be quite important to a homeowner
who is thinking about allowing an individual to stay in their home with their
possessions. A homeowner should consider having a discussion with those
individuals who they wish to have house-sit for them but who possess a negative
criminal record. They may find they feel comfortable choosing the person if
they understand the history of the offence(s) and feel the individual will not
commit these offences while staying in their home. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A homeowner may be willing to consider an individual who has
a criminal history as long as the offences they committed are minor and
sufficiently old, but care must be taken before they do. Overall, a police
check can be an invaluable tool for homeowners seeking a house-sitter.</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-87024946710033118442014-08-21T02:01:00.001-07:002016-07-11T23:10:50.986-07:00Working With Children - Police Checks<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most people are familiar with the pre-employment or pre-volunteer requirement of many companies for potential employees or volunteers to supply a police history check before they can officially be offered or considered for a position or volunteer role. Some people may also be required, or may instead be required, to supply a Working with Children Check. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What are the differences between a National Police History Check and a Working with Children Check? While it is logical that one is for those who work with children and one is for those who don't, there are other key difference between the two checks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Working with Children Check</u></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For a Working with Children Check, the Department of Justice determines whether they feel a person should be cleared to work around or with children based upon relevant past criminal history, taking into account any past convictions which would indicate the individual should not work with children, and also considering any relevant work history. It is an assessment and a person will either be approved to work with children or not.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A Working with Children Check will look at all convictions relevant to an individual's ability to work with children over an individual's whole life, not just those which can normally be released for a police check. As mentioned, it will also look at a person's previous work experience, if relevant, and any disciplinary findings. Based upon this, a decision will be made to either approve or deny a person's Working with Children check.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When looking into an individual's past history, all findings which would be important to consider in terms of ensuring the protection of children will be relevant and considered. This is not restricted to the past ten years or another, limited timeframe, but includes considering all offences that a person may have committed.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once issued with a Working with Children Check, it is good for 5 years. However, through the life of the check, a person's criminal offences will be monitored and, if they commit any relevant offences, the Department of Justice will be alerted and the check may be cancelled or suspended on the basis that the person is no longer cleared to work with children.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Policy History Check</u></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A <a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/apply">police check</a> does not involve any government agency and is not an assessment of suitability for the work force. A police check simply states any past or pending criminal convictions which can be disclosed at the time the check is performed. It cannot be used to confirm that a person is cleared to work with children.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whereas a Working with Children check will determine whether a person can or cannot work with children, a police check will merely provide a list of all past or pending criminal convictions which a person has and which can be reported, i.e. it does not include spent convictions. It will not confirm whether a person can work or volunteer, but rather simply provide potential employers with information about a person's criminal history.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A police check is current only for the moment at which it is issued, as it only confirms a person's criminal record up to that point. As such, it does not 'expire' but you may be required to provide a new police check upon request to confirm that no new offences have been committed.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are considering working in a role which would put you into contact with children, you will likely be asked to provide at least a Working with Children Check and perhaps also a Police Check so that your potential employer has a list of your past, disclosable criminal convictions. It is important to understand the differences between the two and why you may be asked to provide both.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-9027524714865574482014-08-21T01:57:00.002-07:002016-07-11T23:10:35.528-07:00Police Checks on Staff: Keep Your Business Safe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's a Tuesday morning after a long, holiday weekend. Upon returning to the office, you discover that a break-in has occurred over the weekend and sensitive client files including financial information, company bank account and other passwords, all of the petty cash, and more have been stolen. What's worse, after investigating the break-in police determine that an employee, who is now nowhere to be found, committed the crime. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was a trusted employee who had been given possession of keys to the office, lock codes, and other information which enabled him to easily gain access to the office and sensitive information unnoticed and out-of-hours. Moreover, upon further investigation, police turn up a record of similar past offences this employee has committed.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This company wrongly trusted the employee and what he told them about his past, duped by his honesty in revealing certain other unrelated minor offences, believing him when he said he had altered his behaviour and had not reoffended recently. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Keeping Your Business Safe</u></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All of this could have been avoided if a simple police history check had been conducted before hiring this individual. The employer would then have been aware of his previous convictions and, likely, would not have made the decision to hire him, or, if they had, would not have entrusted him with keys to the office or other sensitive information.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What would it take your business to recover from a similar situation. Would you ever be able to regain your clients' trust and recoup the lost business that might result? Wouldn't you wish you had been able to do something to prevent this?</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While potential employees and others may complain about requests to provide a police history check, as a business owner, hiring manager, company director, etc. your real responsibility in a hiring situation is to the company and your current employees. Asking for a police check is not overly burdensome for applicants when one considers the potential risk to the business of not understanding their employees' criminal histories. Moreover, it should not overly delay the hiring process as most police checks can be obtained swiftly, within a day or two of application.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Avoiding the Worst</u></b></span> <br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During the interview and selection process, businesses who feel that they might be put at risk were their employees to have a criminal record should make it a policy to request a police check from all potential hires before a hiring decision is reached. In this way, they can become aware of any criminal offences which they feel would preclude the person from working for them. When hiring individuals, and thereby placing trust in them that they will be good, honest employees and moreover that they are law-abiding citizens, a company understandably should be able to have assurances that </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">they can indeed trust them.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This does not mean that all people with a criminal history will be prevented from obtaining work with companies that require police checks before hiring. Oftentimes, the previous offences committed by the individual seeking employment will be minor and would likely not affect the person in an employment situation. Companies must be careful to consider the types of offences committed, how long ago they were committed and whether there is a pattern of criminal behaviour when they assess whether to hire someone with a criminal record.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, businesses should be able to choose to hire only those people without an adverse criminal history or those whose previous convictions would not affect them in their current employment. Requiring potential employees to provide a <a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/apply">police check</a> can be a valuable first line of defence for the company's security and peace of mind.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-45836964277526059132014-08-05T21:18:00.000-07:002016-07-11T23:11:50.578-07:00Police Checks a Necessity for More than Just Employment?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When considering the uses of Police Checks,
most people would assume that they would be used solely in order for people to
gain employment, to be assessed when looking to volunteer, or for similar
reasons. However, the state of Victoria now requires those couples who are
attempting to conceive via IVF to also submit to a police check.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><u>History of the Victorian Law</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In 2010, the state of Victoria passed laws which require
those who wish to undergo IVF treatment in order to conceive a child to obtain
a <a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/">police check</a>. They are also required to obtain a Child Protection Order
Check. Those individuals who have spent a year or more residing in another
country in the ten years previous to them obtaining Assisted Reproductive
Treatment (ART) must provide a police check from that country as well.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><u>Why require these checks for those receiving ART?</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is an argument to be made that in requiring these
police checks to be performed on prospective parents the state government is taking
responsibility for its citizens, albeit in this instance for its potential
citizens. By ensuring that only those couples who can prove that they would not
be a possible danger to their future children are assisted in conceiving, the
government seems to be hoping to avoid problems down the line with people who
are perhaps unfit to be parents. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Moreover, for the majority of those people who
are willing to go to such lengths to have children – the emotional, physical
and financial burden of these treatments is indeed great – having to obtain a
police check should be only a small added requirement in the process and should
pose no difficulties. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><u>Downsides to the legislation</u></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However, what right does the government have to legislate
who should be a parent and who should not? Certainly they would not propose to
intercede in cases where a couple may conceive naturally. So why would they
intervene in the case of couples receiving Assisted Reproductive Treatment? </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In
a process that is already draining for all those involved, to have to prove that
one should be a parent is surely an impediment too far. It can also add undue
stress at a time of heightened emotions and tensions. In addition, while those
couples who have always lived in Australia may find it a simple procedure to
obtain a police check, due to the ease and speed at which police checks can be
obtained in Australia, those couples who have spent time overseas have often
found it difficult to obtain police checks from other countries.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For instance, in an article in the Herald Sun, they identified
that for those who have previously lived in the United Kingdom, obtaining a
police check for the purpose of obtaining IVF can be very difficult indeed.
Many applications for these checks have been rejected as a waste of police time
and resources, or they have been greatly delayed. It also indicated that
obtaining these checks from the United States, Middle Eastern and African
countries, and Japan was proving particularly problematic. For couples
desperate to have a child, delays due to something like a police check could be
unbearable.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is even opposition to this by the IVF clinics
themselves. At Melbourne IVF, on the same webpage that they explain the
existing legislation in relation to this issue, they also point out that they
are opposed to the legislation and direct patients to send their concerns to
the appropriate parliament member or get in touch with an infertility group
that seeks to campaign for the rights of couples receiving Assisted
Reproductive Treatment.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-14942210695673792062014-06-04T19:09:00.002-07:002016-07-11T23:13:52.222-07:00Volunteering and National Police History Checks<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Police checks are not just required when an individual is
seeking employment. Oftentimes, volunteering organisations will request that
potential volunteers obtain a police check in order to determine if the person
is suitable to volunteer in specific environments, engage with specific people
and perform specific tasks and roles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This could be of particular importance when an individual
proposes to volunteer to work with older people, those with disabilities or
with children, all of whom may be vulnerable should the person not be of good
character and cannot demonstrate this good character through a clean police
check. Knowing the background of a potential volunteer can be of utmost
importance in these situations.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No one would suggest that it would be good for someone who
has been convicted of, say, murder or aggravated assault to have contact with
vulnerable people in either an employment or volunteer situation. An individual
with this history poses too much of a danger to vulnerable people. Likewise
with other serious convictions. A <a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/">police check</a> allows volunteer organisations
to feel confident that they are not allowing individuals with an adverse
history access to vulnerable individuals.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However, there are many ways in which those with lesser
convictions can be valuable volunteers in organisations. For example, perhaps
all it would take would be for the individual to be supervised in their work to
mitigate any potential problems that may arise if they were to work
independently. Perhaps, as well, they could be given tasks or jobs upon which
their criminal record would have a negligible effect.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Moreover, there may also be roles for which a police check
is unnecessary and should not be requested. To ensure the privacy of
individuals, careful consideration must be taken to ensure police checks are
only requested when truly necessary. An applicant for a volunteer position must
also consent to have a police check performed. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If a criminal history is
revealed in a police check, it is important that the appropriate people at the
organisation have a conversation with the individual about their criminal
record and allow the individual to explain, if they wish to, the circumstances
related to them committing the crime and/or how they feel they have altered
their behaviour since then. The individual should be given the opportunity to
argue their case and have their opinion taken into account before a decision is
reached on their suitability.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In addition, it is especially important that volunteering
organisations understand they can provide a valuable service to the community
by giving individuals with a criminal history - as determined by their national police check, who have often only committed
minor offences, work experience and the confidence that comes through being
productive and accomplishing things. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">By allowing individuals the opportunity to
contribute to the community, they become more involved, active members of the
community who are able to put their past behind them and may even use their
volunteer experience to move into gainful employment. It is better for society
if these individuals are not ostracised forever. While they should be punished
for their crimes, it is also best if, once they have been punished, they can be
given support to alter their behaviour. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Becoming a volunteer may help them on
their way to change their behaviour. Use of police checks to monitor that behaviour commitment may help.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However, whether a volunteer organisation chooses to utilise
the skills of those with a criminal history or not, they should ensure that the
utmost sensitivity and privacy are maintained when obtaining police checks, in
reviewing them and in discussing them. The results of a police check must be
kept confidential at all times. While they are most certainly beneficial in
assessing individuals hoping to volunteer for certain positions, they must be
used with sensitivity, intelligence and in confidence. </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-2600713852880975812014-06-04T19:07:00.002-07:002016-07-11T23:17:19.646-07:00How to apply for a National Police Check with Veritas Check<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For those people who require a police check, the process is a simple one that involves very few steps, costs very little and can be accomplished relatively quickly. Many companies can provide you with a National Police Check. The first step is to choose a company that you trust and feel comfortable applying through.</span><br />
<div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Consider: </span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once you have chosen which company you wish to go through, you will typically be asked to complete an online application. This is usually a quick procedure which should not take up too much of your time. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next, you will be asked to confirm you are who you say you are by providing certain forms of identification. Acceptable identification is defined as providing the typical 100 points of identification as often used in Australia. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lastly, you will need to lodge your application by having copies of your 100 points of identification certified as true copies by someone who can witness statutory declarations. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You will then need to post your application and documents to the appropriate company.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Timeframes for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Return of </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Police Check Results</span></u></b><b></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When applying f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or a Police Check with Veritas Check, </span></span>you should expect to receive your police check back <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">within 30 mintues if applied<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> via the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">website: <a href="http://www.veritas/">www.veritas</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://check.com.au/">check.com.au</a>. </span></span></span></span>This is not too long to wait for something so important, and it seems a triumph that companies can provide such speedy processing times for such a check, especially when many people move between states and thus their records in all states must be checked. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are anxious about your application, many companies will allow you to track the progress of your application using basic information such as your surname, email and a reference number you have been given.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Proving the authenticity of a National Police Check</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once your police check has been finished, you will be emailed the results of this check. However, how can you prove to potential employers or others that your police check is genuine? Generally, the company that you have gone with will provide you with a reference number to allow those who wish to to verify your check on the company's website. Some companies will also give you a QR code which you or those who you give access to the code can scan using a mobile device to confirm the validity of your police check.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Costs of a National Police Check</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may think that the cost of a police check will be unbearably prohibitive, considering the costs of other work-related testing, security cards, etc. However, police checks are surprisingly affordable and as such should not prohibit people from applying to jobs or other opportunities on the basis of cost<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>Validity of a National Police Check</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It will be up to your employer, future employer or any company or business who requests you to provide a police check on how long they will accept your police check. As a police check can only confirm your criminal record or lack thereof at a single point of time (the point at which it is checked), how long it is acceptable is up to whoever requests it. Often times, companies will accept a police check that has been done within the past year or two, perhaps even more. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, even if you must have one done more frequently than this, the low cost and speed at which you can obtain a new one should mean that it will be easy for you to obtain a new one whenever you require it.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-33901590415878662322014-05-21T19:42:00.000-07:002014-05-21T19:42:10.638-07:00Online Police Check - a Simple and Easy Process with Veritas Check
For those people who require a police check, the process is
a simple one that involves very few steps, costs very little and can be
accomplished relatively quickly.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: red;">How to apply for a National Police Check</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Many companies can provide you with a National
Police Check. The first step is to choose a company that you trust and feel
comfortable applying through.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Once you have chosen which company you wish to
go through, you will typically be asked to complete an online application. This
is usually a quick procedure which should not take up too much of your time.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Next, you will be asked to confirm you are who
you say you are by providing certain forms of identification. Acceptable
identification is defined as providing the typical 100 points of identification
as often used in Australia.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Lastly, you will need to lodge your application
by having copies of your 100 points of identification certified as true copies
by someone who can witness statutory declarations.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>You will then need to post your application and
documents to the appropriate company.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: red;">Timeframes for a National Police Check</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
Generally, you should expect to receive your police check
back from your designated company within one to two days from the time they
have received your posted application. This is not too long to wait for
something so important, and it seems a triumph that companies can provide such
speedy processing times for such a check, especially when many people move
between states and thus their records in all states must be checked. If you are
anxious about your application, many companies will allow you to track the
progress of your application using basic information such as your surname,
email and a reference number you have been given.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="color: red;"><b>Proving the authenticity of a National Police Check</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
Once your <a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/">police check</a> has been finished, you will be
emailed the results of this check. However, how can you prove to potential
employers or others that your police check is genuine? Generally, the company
that you have gone with will provide you with a reference number to allow those
who wish to to verify your check on the company's website. Some companies will
also give you a QR code which you or those who you give access to the code can
scan using a mobile device to confirm the validity of your police check.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="color: red;"><b>Costs of a National Police Check</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
You may think that the cost of a police check will be
unbearably prohibitive, considering the costs of other work-related testing,
security cards, etc. However, police checks are surprisingly affordable and as
such should not prohibit people from applying to jobs or other opportunities on
the basis of cost. One can get a National Police Check for as little as $12.34 <u>including</u>
GST. This is a very reasonable amount.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<b><span style="color: red;">Validity of a National Police Check</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
It will be up to your employer, future employer or any
company or business who requests you to provide a police check on how long they
will accept your police check. As a police check can only confirm your criminal
record or lack thereof at a single point of time (the point at which it is
checked), how long it is acceptable is up to whoever requests it. Often times,
companies will accept a police check that has been done within the past year or
two, perhaps even more. However, even if you must have one done more frequently
than this, the low cost and speed at which you can obtain a new one should mean
that it will be easy for you to obtain a new one whenever you require it.<o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-44909669863257923812014-05-21T18:28:00.001-07:002016-07-11T23:18:37.509-07:00Do Police Checks Unfairly Discriminate?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many people believe that National Police Checks
provide a valuable service in allowing employers to identify those individuals
who should be excluded from active employment in certain fields based upon
their past criminal history. However, is this the full story? Are people with
criminal records being discriminated against unfairly as they seek to gain
employment?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">How might a criminal record affect employment
opportunities for individuals?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Potential employment discrimination against individuals was
studied and discussed as far back as December 2004 by the Australian Human
Rights Commission. They have found that there is significant prejudice against
those who have a criminal record when they apply for jobs, which contributes to
a higher level of unemployment amongst those who possess a criminal record.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They note that when employers have the option to employ
those without a criminal record versus those with a criminal record, they will
often chose individuals without the criminal record rather than people with
one. To some extent this is basic human nature, which prejudices people against
those who may be dangerous or irresponsible. National Police Checks
facilitate this process by allowing employers to gain knowledge of potential
employees' past records.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In other industries and fields, it has less to do with
active discrimination and more to do with a requirement for hiring managers to
exclude those individuals who have a criminal record from consideration for
employment. This is due to the specific nature of those fields. For example,
organisations who work with young people or vulnerable adults or work in
hospitals and health care facilities have what many would believe are valid
reasons for not allowing people who have criminal records to apply for
employment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In addition, one may argue that the requirement to provide
a <a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/">police check</a> to gain employment unfairly disadvantages young people
and Indigenous Australians. For young people who already possess a criminal
record, their future may look bleak, with any future prospects of employment
hindered by what they have done in their past. Their opportunity to gain
meaningful employment may be curtailed before they have even entered the job
market. For Indigenous Australians, who are disproportionally represented in
criminal figures, their chances of gaining employment are severely affected by
any criminal record they may have.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">'Inherent requirements' as a solution</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Australian Human Rights Commission advises that one of
the best ways to avoid unfair discrimination on the basis of criminal history
against individuals seeking employment, is to clearly identify the 'inherent
requirements' of particular roles and assess an applicant's suitability against
these requirements, taking into account any affect their criminal history might
have on whether they can satisfy these requirements. This decision must be made
without bias against the individual.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We can all sympathise with the desire not to let our pasts
determine our futures. Even if one does not have a criminal record, often there
are aspects of each person's past that they would not like to resurface. This
is particularly true in employment situations, when individuals seek to be
judged based upon the merit of their past positive work experiences and present
proven performance, competencies, and abilities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is mentioned over and over again in the report is the
important role trust plays in employment decisions. Employers must be able to
trust that their employees can perform their roles without causing issues and
disturbances. By allowing employers to view police history checks, they may
lose trust in a candidate's proven abilities on the basis of past convictions. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One can only hope that by being honest and up-front in interviews, those
individuals can actively seek to gain this trust back and fight against this
prejudice. The police check may then actually end up being a tool to
gain this trust back by allowing employees the opportunity to disclose and
discuss their past.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007643363802004932.post-31263164286634535442014-04-07T23:45:00.002-07:002016-07-11T23:20:38.097-07:00Like it or Not - Police Checks are a New Reality<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In order to gain employment, many potential employees are
now being required to obtain a Police Check from a relevant
agency which has been allowed by CrimTrac to access the National Police
Checking Service and to issue police history checks.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Once received, employers may use the results of the police
check to determine the suitability of a candidate for a particular role based
upon a person's criminal history, including any past convictions and pending
charges they may have.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The Benefits of Obtaining a National Police History
Check for Employment</b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The benefits of obtaining a <a href="http://www.veritascheck.com.au/">national police check</a> are largely
enjoyed by the employer. These checks allow them to be satisfied that those
people they employ do not have an undesirable criminal record which might
indicate that the past behaviour of the potential employee suggests possible
future problems and issues with that employee.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is also beneficial to the populace in general to be
assured that those who are employed in positions where they have contact with
vulnerable people do not have a criminal history which might endanger these
individuals. And moreover that one's colleagues do not possess a criminal
record.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For potential employees, having a police history check which
indicates that they do not have any disclosable or pending court charges may
allow them the 'edge' in their job hunt over other similar candidates. They can
give future employers the confidence that they are responsible and law-abiding
citizens. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>The Downsides of National Police History Checks for
Job Searchers</b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">However, some would say that the whole idea of police
history checks is rotten, that no employer has a right to access such personal
information about applicants and employees. Indeed, for those individuals who
do have a criminal record, but have since altered the way they live their lives
and have not re-offended, providing their police history check may prejudice
future employers against hiring them. Especially, as it can take up to 10 years
for a conviction to become spent.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In addition, particularly for those individuals who do not
have a criminal history, having to obtain a police history check can be an
unnecessary added burden and a barrier to their gaining employment. While the
cost of these checks are low, they are not free; and while they usually can be
processed fairly swiftly, they do not come through instantaneously. In the
worst case scenario, if an individual who cannot afford it requires a police
check immediately or within a day or two in order to secure a job interview or
obtain a job, it is possible they will miss out completely on being considered
for a role or even on an employment opportunity.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Striking a Middle Ground</b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">However, one can see that overall the requirement of some
employers for their potential employees to provide evidence of a clear police
history check is mostly beneficial. Certainly, for businesses and organisations
there is not downside. For those individuals who have not committed any
relevant crimes in the past, a little forethought in ensuring a police history
check is obtained, if they think they will require it, early on in their job
search should allow them to search for work unimpeded by this requirement and
may give potential employers more confidence in hiring them. Also, overall, the
fees to obtain a check are not overly prohibitive and can be viewed as a
necessary expenditure in their job search.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For those who do have past convictions that would appear on
a police history check, they may still be given the opportunity to argue their
case to potential employers that that which appears on their check is no longer
relevant as it happened, for example, a long time ago and they do not intend to
do such things in the future. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For those with recent or pending charges, obtaining a national police check may well damage their changes of gaining employment in certain
fields. However, many hold the belief this is a 'necessary evil', and one that
primarily penalises and punishes those who have chosen in the past to commit
crimes without thought to how their actions might affect their future or damage
society at large.</span></span></span></span></div>
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