Refcheck advanced

As a service to our customers, and where possible, we have in the past attempted to carry out DOFA and fit and proper checks on our client’s prospective employees. Due to the requirements of POPI and indeed other ‘protective’ regulation, this has become increasingly difficult to do. Moreover, in most cases we have relied on staff within INSETA and the FSB to provide that information which they now refuse.

In addition, it is becoming more evident that additional and more comprehensive reference checks have to be carried out on all new staff, and in some cases ongoing checks must be carried out as a matter of corporate governance.

For these reasons, it has been necessary for us to align ourselves with a company that is prepared to provider these investigations in a truly professional manner.

[image src=”https://staging.associatedcompliance.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/refchecklogo1.png” align=”left” alt=”photo”]The company, Lexis Nexis, is well known by most companies involved with regulation. Their system, which is highly sophisticated and user friendly, is known as “RefCheck Advanced”, and is a leading and arguably one of the most essential tools in human resource management and staff recruitment today providing a pre-employment and background screening solution.

It enables employers to verify the personal details of a potential employee or candidate prior to offering employment. The system allows 24/7 access which is password and username restricted. A user can determine the information for which they require verification in respect of each candidate, dependent on position or seniority, with users being charged only for usage via a monthly statement.

Click here to download the costs, but note the following:

1. For finger print checks you will have to purchase an Afiswitch scanner and aware licence which is required b y legislation. Additional detail provided on Possible Positive Results will be at no additional charge.
2. Includes all staff and telephone costs but excludes occasional ad‐hoc charges levied by some institutions.

All prices are subject to Lexis Nexis’ standard terms and conditions which have to be accepted before use of the system can commence. Pricing will be adjusted on an annual basis during the first quarter of each calendar year. Notwithstanding annual prices increases, if any fees are based on any tariff or amount prescribed in terms of any Regulatory Provision or price increase implemented by Afiswitch, then LNRM reserves the right to renegotiate such fees.