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Criminal record checks available free to not-for-profit organizations, starting November 30

November 25, 2013 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Recruiting and Hiring

Starting November 30, 2013, British Columbia’s government will waive the $20 criminal record check fee for not-for-profit organizations that participate in a program that also offers free expert advice. Under BC law, employers in the volunteer and not-for-profit sector must obtain criminal record checks for job and volunteer candidates if they will work with children or vulnerable adults. The province’s criminal record check program aims to alleviate the financial burden associated with the law.

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HRinfodesk poll result and commentary: Do you conduct criminal record checks? Should you?

October 17, 2013 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Analytics, HR Policies and Procedures, HRMS, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Recruiting and Hiring

Criminal record checks are often in the news, and the federal government was part of that news with recent changes to pardons (now called “record suspensions”) and a program that encourages employers to hire offenders. So we thought it would be a good time to ask our readers, “Does your organization conduct criminal record checks on potential candidates?”

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