Service Details
THE COMPANY PROVIDES CLIENTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECKS
Pre-employment and background screening has become an absolute necessity in today’s human resource and recruitment industries. Many companies are moving to a more pro-active approach when recruiting and hiring employees, ensuring proper vetting processes have been followed; and essentially mitigating their company’s reputational and financial risk.
Every company should be screening their employees against the most basic checks, those being criminal history, credit history, ID verification and qualification verification.
We can assist in background screening and verification solution which allows you to vet your candidates timeously and accurately on an easy to use, online platform in the comfort of your own business environment.
AFISwitch Criminal Illicit Activity Check is used as it is the only verification check to the South African market since the discontinuing of SAPS Clearance in 2011.
A SAGEM MSO300 scanner will be used to capture the candidate’s ten fingerprints electronically.
Benefit in using AFISwitch:
- Speedy results, usually within 48hours, depending on scope of check requested.
- Checks are conducted online.
- It is convenient and can be performed at any premises or location.
As of July 2011, the criminal checking service by using just the ID number or name has been discontinued. The Criminal Record Centre in Pretoria issued a formal notice that checks will not be conducted in last mentioned manner anymore. The only way of conducting a criminal record check is by actual prints at a police station or using the digital fingerprint checks through an Ideco agent.
The rendering of a fingerprint clearance service by Ideco AFISwitch (Pty) Ltd in conjunction with the South African Police Service (SAPS) is governed by provisions of an agreement entered into between Ideco Ltd (Ideco) and the SAPS, and published in the Government Gazette, Vol. 496, No. 29319 dated 27 October 2006.
Reference Check allows you to verify the following information:
- Criminal History Check
- Credit/Banking Verification
- ID Verification and Fraud Listing
- Secondary School Qualifications
- Tertiary Qualifications
- Employment History
- Driver License Check
- Professional Drivers Permits
- Professional Association Memberships
- Global Qualification Verification
- Citizenship