Make background checks for hospitality and retail quick, painless, and cost-effective with Zinc — even when you’re onboarding by the dozen.
All your background checks in one spot - including right to work, ID, Address and DBS
Built for the needs of frontline workers. No desks required
Trusted for over 725,000 hospitality checks and counting
Don’t choose between hiring quickly and hiring carefully. We check every candidate, no matter how many, so you’re always fully staffed during busy season.
70% of HR teams have had to delay hires due to slow checks. Speed up your hiring with fast turnaround times and easy integrations with the rest of your HR tech.
Our mobile-first background check platform is built for tech wizards and newbies. In fact, it boasts a 9.2 candidate experience score.
Comprehensive checks, seamless integrations, and deep industry expertise.
Floor staff, shift supervisors, HQ — every role has a different risk level, and your checks should match. Zinc lets you build packages per role, so you stay compliant without paying for checks you don't need, and your managers stay updated whether they're at their desk or on the ground.
Manual background checks can pass candidate data across dozens of desks, leading to inefficiencies and errors. When you’re hiring at scale, slip-ups can get costly fast. Automating checks gives you a statutory excuse if the Home Office ever comes knocking with a compliance audit. For ongoing compliance, Zinc lets you run rechecks across your entire workforce in just a few clicks.
When you're onboarding a new starter mid-shift, the last thing you need is another tab open. Zinc connects with 20+ ATSs and HRISs — including Workable, Fountain, and Workday — so checks fire the moment a candidate's hired, no manual handoff required.
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From frontline staff to head office - the right checks for every role, without the extras you don't need.
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Everything you need to know about background checks for frontline hiring.
How does Zinc help hospitality and retail brands avoid Home Office fines?
Zinc automates right to work (RTW) checks, providing a statutory excuse that protects your business from fines of up to £60k.
Zinc also offers fast, efficient identity verification, DBS checks, and referencing, so you can stay confident in your workforce.
Is Zinc easy to use for frontline staff?
No desk, no problem — Zinc is mobile-first and designed for on-the-go workers, with a 4.5/5 candidate experience score.
Zinc’s simple and easy-to-use interface makes it easy for busy managers to find their way around, sending checks in minutes even if they’re on their feet all day. We’ll send automatic notifications when results are ready and deliver the results straight to your integrated ATS or HRIS, so you don’t need to keep checking in.
Can I run DBS and ID checks at the same time with Zinc?
Yes, Zinc allows you to bundle right to work, ID, address, and DBS checks into a single automated workflow.
Zinc’s layered checks run simultaneously, ensuring you get results fast and preventing candidates from entering duplicate information.
How does Zinc handle references in a high-turnover industry?
Zinc makes referencing simple, so you can get back to the work that matters.
We connect directly with candidates to verify their referee details and send requests. We’ll chase referees up to five times to ensure you get the right results, saving managers from manual follow-up during busy shifts.
When results are ready, we’ll store them in Zinc and in your integrated HRIS or ATS. References will also be available to candidates, who have the option to re-use their references in the future.
