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David Cole

£12.5M in penalties (and counting): Why UK businesses need to rethink RTW checks

Find out why UK businesses are being fined at record rates, and how you can strengthen your RTW process to avoid financial and reputational damage.
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Background checks
David Cole

£12.5M in penalties (and counting): Why UK businesses need to rethink RTW checks

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

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Annabel Beales

GDPR employment data protection: What employers need to know

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Annabel Beales

How to improve employee productivity: A strategic guide for HR teams

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Annabel Beales

HR compliance 101: A people-first guide for HR generalists

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Patrick White

6 signs you need a better background checking provider

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Luke Shipley

The most flexible reporting and analytics hub in checking

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Maria Kampen

The Future Work’s Lydia Paris on culture, change readiness, and staying creative

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International recruitment: What you need to know

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

Effortless FCA compliance with Zinc's instant Financial Service Register checks

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David Cole

Zinc’s take: The Immigration Reform Bill is reshaping UK background screening

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Patrick White

7 myths about background checks (+ the truth)

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Elliot Taylor

“If you can’t beat them, join them”: What sets Zinc apart from traditional providers

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Zinc Team

Zinc background check updates: Everything you need to know

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Maria Kampen

AI in recruitment: Everything talent teams need to know

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Maria Kampen

The Herd: Is hiring for culture an asset or a barrier?

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Maria Kampen

ECCTA breakdown for compliance teams (+9 steps to take)

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Maria Kampen

The ECCTA: What HR teams really need to know

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Bel Germon

Why hiring managers are your most untapped resource in TA

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Maria Kampen

Webinar recap: Everything you need to know about RTW for care organisations

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Hamraj Gulamali

Upcoming changes in UK employment law 2025: Zinc’s take on what you need to know

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Zinc Team

Help! How do I interpret employee background check results?

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Zinc Team

What type of employee background checks do I actually need?

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Maria Kampen

AI for HR compliance: A no-BS guide to evaluation and implementation

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Maria Kampen

The top four talent acquisition trends for 2025

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Maria Kampen

Secrets from Top Recruiters: Proven strategies from the best

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Maria Kampen

Enhanced DBS price increase: How to boost your team’s efficiency

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

Get the referees you actually want

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Maria Kampen

Breaking the Mould: Talent teams doing things differently

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

Projected turnaround time now available on your candidate reports

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Luke Shipley

Automate your DBS update service checking

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Jordie Black

Hiring challenges in the healthcare industry

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Charlotte Hall

Cycle for a Cause: A journey of hope for Children’s Liver Disease Foundation

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Jordie Black

Winning the war for talent in healthcare with robust background checks

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Jordie Black

How robust background checks can enhance care quality and compliance in care homes

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

How to Get Notified When a Candidate Needs to Provide More Details

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

Enhanced Transparency in Criminal Check Status

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Emma Costello

The Digital Information & Smart Data Bill: Zinc's take on the King's Speech

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Zinc Team

Unbiased, systematic social profile screening

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Hamraj Gulamali

Social Media Checks: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. A Lawyer’s perspective.

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Zinc Team

Never lose track of a recheck again

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

Introducing: Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) checks

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Jordie Black

Early years recruitment and onboarding strategies

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Jordie Black

Streamlining e-learning hiring to meet industry demands

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Jordie Black

Continuous background checks in educational organisations for safety and integrity

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

Introducing the much anticipated BambooHR integration

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Jordie Black

Keeping children safe in education 2023 updated legislation

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Rachel Moore

Education background screening: Regulatory obligations and best practices

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

Zinc Groups: ultimate flexibility, compliance and security across your workforce

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

User permission sets to enable security and compliance across your company

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Jordie Black

What 700+ finance job adverts reveal about the uk market

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Jordie Black

Securing candidate data in background checks for financial firms

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Zinc Team

Global Instant Verification: making your references more robust

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Jordie Black

Key strategies to overcome the finance talent shortage

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Jordie Black

The role of periodic rechecks in finance: Best practices

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Luke Shipley

Don't let outlier references ruin your checks: accept one less

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Luke Shipley

Unified referencing: combining Employment & Professional referencing

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Gabriella Scott-Lister

Instant global Qualification certificate check

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Jordie Black

Why background checks are crucial for ISO 27001 certification

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Jordie Black

Recruitment challenges in the financial sector

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Zinc Team

Simplify document collection process with new custom document upload feature

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Zinc Team

How to choose the right background checking provider

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Jordie Black

Background checks for SOC 1 and SOC 2 compliance

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Luke Shipley

Get Employment Verification references from HMRC in seconds

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Jordie Black

A comprehensive guide to HR tech integrations in healthcare

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Jordie Black

How background checks improve onboarding for new healthcare hires

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Jordie Black

Making the case for increased HR tech adoption in healthcare

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Rachel Moore

Job hunting? Here's what you need to know about background checks

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Jordie Black

Reference tips for candidates

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Jordie Black

Employment reference tips for referees

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Rachel Moore

How background checks help prevent insider threats

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Luke Shipley

Zinc product update: Notification control

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Luke Shipley

A formula to find the right team size

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Jordie Black

What is a sanctions check? Zinc’s employer's compliance guide

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Luke Shipley

The first reusable global right-to-work check

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Zinc Team

Zinc secures a £5 million series A to revolutionise background checks

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Matt Desborough

BS7858: The ultimate guide to security screening in the UK

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Jordie Black

Employment background checks in the construction and manufacturing industry

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Jordie Black

Essential HR tech stack tools for startups

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Jordie Black

Calculating the ROI of employee background checks

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Jordie Black

Scaling HR tech stacks: from startup to enterprise

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Luke Shipley

Global directorships checks launch

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Jordie Black

Zinc awarded second place at UK's HR Tech Pitchfest

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Jordie Black

What are adverse media checks? An employer's guide

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Luke Shipley

Check professional & academic qualifications

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Jordie Black

What is a directorship check? Senior management screening, explained

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Zinc Team

Zinc awarded UK government Trust Framework certification

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Charlotte Hall

Case study: Lunio

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Jordie Black

The importance of stakeholder collaboration in hiring

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Jordie Black

Overseas background checks: Global challenges

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Jordie Black

CQC background check requirements

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Luke Shipley

Hiring your Chief of Staff too early?

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Jordie Black

How to drive a positive company culture through HR

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Luke Shipley

The cost of conducting video interviews

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Jordie Black

How to choose an HRIS: software buying guide

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Luke Shipley

Introducing Zinc's new and improved Workday integration: A UK first

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Jordie Black

Top Workday HR software integrations

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Jordie Black

The evolution of HR technology and automation

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Jordie Black

How to recover from key talent loss

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Jordie Black

Anticipating and adapting to HR industry shifts and disruptions

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