No. Zinc’s hybrid model combines the best of automation and layered, tech-first checks with human support. 

Around 65% of Zinc checks return instant or near-instant results, and run automatically — no one from our team touches them. 

Candidates have access to a responsive chat that resolves 1 in 2 queries across 200+ languages, using a 500+ article knowledge base and live check information from your dashboard. Anything it can't solve gets picked up by our London-based team, who use the context you've already provided to follow up via email or virtual meeting. If you have questions, you’ll have a UK-based account manager available over email and video call. 

Zinc surfaces the results and flags anything that needs your attention, but you’ll always make the final hiring decision.

Zinc runs checks for organisations hiring hundreds to thousands of people a year, including large regulated businesses in financial services, energy, facilities, and professional services. We’ve doubled revenue year-on-year for seven years — which reflects the scale of enterprise businesses already on the platform. 

Our automated approach means we don’t have to rely on manual human work when candidate volumes surge. Whether you’re running a handful of hires through or doing company-wide rechecks, Zinc’s layered checks take the same amount of time, every time, with no human support centres scrambling to close cases and potentially missing important info.

Every check Zinc runs produces a timestamped, downloadable candidate record. For UK-regulated industries, this is your clear, defensible audit trail. It shows exactly what was checked, when you checked it, and what the result was, including screenshots of IDs and other candidate verification evidence.  

For SMCR, Zinc’s HMRC instant employment verification covers the mandatory 7-year look-back from a single, authoritative source. Zinc offers pre-built checks packages designed to prove ‘fit and proper’ requirements, or lets you build unlimited custom packages in line with your own internal policies. 

For Ofsted or CQC regulated roles, our layered approach to references means you’ll receive verified information across multiple sources (HMRC employment verification, references, and gap evidence collection) to build a clear understanding of a candidate's entire career.

Zinc takes data security extremely seriously. You and your candidates are always in control of data. We delete sensitive personal data after 120 days for closed cases, and 180 days for checks that aren’t complete. Right to work documents are held in Zinc for the statutory excuse period. 

If you use Workday or another HRIS, you can automatically see results there for a single central record, and to see latest check results at a glance. 

Zinc is GDPR compliant and SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified. ISO 27001 certification covers annual penetration testing, rolling vulnerability scans, and regular internal auditing to make sure Zinc stays secure.

Zinc is a Workday preferred partner. The integration is native and bi-directional — checks are triggered from Workday Recruit and results populate reportable fields automatically. 

Setup typically takes a few hours, with a dedicated Workday integration specialist available throughout. As with all of Zinc’s integrations, you’ll never be surprised by extra setup fees or hidden costs.

Yes! Zinc supports bulk recheck with just a single CSV upload — no manual admin or spending hours typing in details. 

Checks run simultaneously across your workforce rather than one by one to help you get results faster. You can schedule rechecks by role and set automated reminders, removing the spreadsheet-as-reminder model. Making rechecks a company-wide default (rather than selective) also helps address employee concerns about being singled out.

When your candidate or employees use the update services, they’re automatically added to the recheck queue in your Zinc dashboard. The recheck will automatically run every three months and return a downloadable report. The report flags if their criminal history is still clear or for you to take action if there’s any changes. Only having to review rechecks with adverse results in your Zinc platform means you can maintain strong safeguarding standards without the administrative burden.