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5 year Background Check to work in aviation industry? |
Can anyone point tme to the relevant regulations which state employers in the Air/ Air Transport/ Air Freight Industries have to ensure that background checks of 5 years must be conducted on all prospective employees? (FYI, Company in UK) A lot of aviation industry is located in california. If you apply for work in California, here is a detailed description of what a California background check can and cannot do. It covers things like rap sheet, arrest record, ect. http://backgroundsearch.com/kwitems/kwne... For example, in California the background check cannot include arrest records, unless it was followed by a conviction. California companies cannot check your medical records unless they have already made you a job offer. The point is that each state and country have a lot of peculiar differences in their laws. So for the UK, you would do well to research the UK privacy and background check laws. In the UK, criminal background checks are done through the Criminal Records Bureau. But sometimes that misses criminal information, even about child molesters, as was shown in the Soham trial, in 2003. Here is a typical list of pre-employment information gathered by a big company in the UK. Personal Information Name Gender Address Email address Phone/Fax number Education and skills Financial information Racial or ethnic origin Health/Medical data Criminal Background check where necessary and legally permitted Business Information Employer Job title Email address Phone/Fax # Personal details This is what British Airways says about their requirements: "Employees who work with children and/or vulnerable adults, and those who require a permanent restricted zone ('Airside') security pass, are legally required to produce a satisfactory criminal record check." This describes UK law: Legislation controlling access to restricted zones at all UK airports (known as 'airside access'), requires British Airways to carry out additional background checks for all new applications for a permanent restricted zone 'Airside' security pass, including references covering the last five years of your employment and a criminal record check. In addition, in compliance with existing legislation, for these roles British Airways is required to ascertain your suitability to work with or be in sole charge of children and/or vulnerable adults. To comply with the above, you are required to successfully complete a Criminal Record Check at Enhanced Disclosure level before you can commence employment with British Airways. This is in addition to obtaining references covering the last five years of your employment. The Disclosure can be obtained from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and will be checked against disqualifying criteria. As a new entrant into the company, you may be required to pay for your Enhanced Disclosure. For further information see the CRB website at http://www.crb.gov.uk/ Source(s): BackgroundSearch.com www.backgroundsearch.com U.K. Criminal Records Bureau www.crb.gov.uk/ I don't know where to direct you for the information, but I must say, I'm sort of surprised they only go back 5 years. Personally, I'd be more comfortable if it were 10+. After all... 9/11 was 6 years ago. read ANOs (air navigation orders), and air ledge life uni Who cares if there's a regulation? Why can't your firm just say that we're going to do a 5 year background check on EVERY employee. You have to clear it to work here. Seems fair. |
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