Background check terms can be hard to understand, but you need to know the basics in order to do and review background checks for your organization correctly. Here are 5 background screening terms you should know so you can make sure you are collecting information in line with federal, state, local, and business laws and rules.

For any large company operating in the United Kingdom, undertaking the arduous task of performing employee background checks is a necessity. With increasingly stringent laws and measures being implemented with the government’s right to work policies. As a result, it’s estimated that about 80% of companies in the UK carry out background checks. They often