by Jason Morris

The Canadian Criminal Records Bureau or CRB’s system for criminal records is not without flaws.  This is the system primarily used by Canadian employers to conduct background checks.

Wrong name! Trainee is accused of assault

A STUDENT nurse could be kicked off his course after a check by the Criminal Records Bureau wrongly accused him of assaulting an 11-year-old boy.

David Williams, 45, was due to start a placement at Meldreth Manor School as part of his course at Anglia Ruskin University but is having to defer his place after he was wrongly said to have assault convictions which are in the name of another David Williams.

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by Jason Morris

A little resume fraud news from a Canadian blog on Trust in the Digital Era.

How should an employer deal with resume fraud?

The rise in résumé fraud can be traced to the rise in unemployment, coupled with tough competition among those competing in the labor market for what few jobs are available. Job seekers who don’t have a degree or specialized skills are inventing them out of desperation. For the employer, this translates into a significant problem since applicants who lie on their résumés often become employees who misrepresent issues on the job. It is estimated that résumé fraud costs employers approximately $600 billion annually.

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