Europe

Essential: you must conduct a proof of right to work ID check on applicants for all jobs. Checks are required in Healthcare, Government, Banking or childcare fields. For instance, 6 years of address history and employment checks are required in banking.Permitted with restrictions: It’s uncommon to conduct credit or criminal checks. Healthcare & criminal checks require the role to be in finance, government healthcare or childcare.Permitted without restrictions: It’s common to conduct employment references or education checks. Employers can conduct a credit check and a basic disclosure & barring (DBS) service check for any role.