Verification Services
The PVL service is an incremental process. It consists of four increasing levels of enquiry which build upon one another to give the fullest possible picture of an applicant’s veracity:
- The Critical Enquiry reviews a candidate’s past and is essential.
- The Integrity Enquiry assesses the Candidate’s attitudes and behaviour with respect to honesty; we believe it is also essential.
- The Professional Enquiry is necessary if any kind of educational qualifications are required of the candidate, and crucial for applicants who have lived or worked overseas.
- The Personal Enquiry is designed for those aspiring to positions in management and beyond.
Update 16 November 2009 (Criminal records checks)
To reduce the strain of criminal cases on the Court system, the Police now have the discretion to instead issue a formal warning or caution to persons arrested for offences where the penalty is no more than two years imprisonment.
In a recent Auckland trial of the scheme where the threshold was six months imprisonment, 10% of all people arrested between July and September 2009 were formally warned, instead of being charged and appearing in Court.
A criminal records check will not reveal this offending and there is no limit on the number of warnings an offender can receive. The two-year prison threshold will mean more offenders will avoid a criminal conviction being recorded against their name.
The risk for employers now is that a criminal records check will not necessarily uncover the fact that your job applicant has previously committed offences such as theft, dishonesty, drug and alcohol or property damage.
However, you can reduce your exposure to the risk of employing individuals with a propensity for dishonesty and substance abuse by requesting PVL’s quick and accurate 20 minute Integrity Test.
Update 12 January 2009 (Fake degrees)
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority disclosed today that it had identified 211 foreigners attempting to use forged qualifications in New Zealand since 2002.
If you are considering employing someone who claims to have a foreign tertiary qualification it is essential you protect your business by having your applicant’s qualifications and background professionally verified. Please contact us for more information.