New job and credit check

GingerBob_3

JKSandy wrote: »

I wonder if we will follow in the US's steps and start seeing restrictions on which employers can do credit checks.

There are now restrictions on which companies can do criminal record checks, but I didn't know about that situation in the US. It would seem to go against the book as far as they (the land of the unfree) are concerned. It would be more like them to make it compulsory for all jobs. Interesting.

JKSandy

I was actually reading something recently but can't remember what website.

This is from a few months ago:

http://www.esrcheck.com/Articles/States-with-Laws-Regulating-Credit-Reports-for-Employment/186/

Antimoron

GingerBob wrote: »

It should be only in very limited circumstances, but in our Brave New World the requirment is greatly expanding.

Oh you mean like in the case of a bank - where the employee has access to other peoples money.

As I said, it's your choice if you do or don't want the job.

No one puts a gun to your head to consent - so duress has no place here at all.

You can shove your new world bull.

Just yesterday, a former bank employee was on trial for ordering copies of customers PINs and racking up hundreds of thousands on shoes and holidays.

Why wouldn't any bank employing people want to do what they can to verify financial credibility?

Next you'll tell me CRB checks for teachers and carers is "duress"

GingerBob_3

Antimoron wrote: »

Oh you mean like in the case of a bank - where the employee has access to other peoples money.

As I said, it's your choice if you do or don't want the job.

No one puts a gun to your head to consent - so duress has no place here at all.

You can shove your new world bull.

Just yesterday, a former bank employee was on trial for ordering copies of customers PINs and racking up hundreds of thousands on shoes and holidays.

Why wouldn't any bank employing people want to do what they can to verify financial credibility?

Next you'll tell me CRB checks for teachers and carers is "duress"

Try reading what I actually said. If you do so, you'll see that I agree with credit checks in limited circumstances, which would obviously include certain bank employees.

GingerBob_3

Antimoron wrote: »

Just yesterday, a former bank employee was on trial for ordering copies of customers PINs and racking up hundreds of thousands on shoes and holidays.

Why wouldn't any bank employing people want to do what they can to verify financial credibility?

Brilliant. So that credit check (assuming they did one) did the trick then, didn't it?

JKSandy

"Just yesterday, a former bank employee was on trial for ordering copies of customers PINs and racking up hundreds of thousands on shoes and holidays."

What exactly has this to do with credit checks? And as GingerBob pointed out this credit check didn't prevent this person stealing.

It's like people who say credit checks are done because people who maybe struggling with finance might steal. Which assumes all people who have debt would suddenly steal.

JKSandy

"You can shove your new world bull" What does this even mean?

fifocoral

Martin Here from Fifo Capital Coral sea
We are experts in financial services based in Queensland,Australia

You have got to be good at managing money,
these are obviously the signs that your money management has not been good at all.I would suggest from now on you live within your means and save for proverbial rainy days

PaulW922

JKSandy wrote: »

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It's like people who say credit checks are done because people who maybe struggling with finance might steal. Which assumes all people who have debt would suddenly steal.

No, it doesn't assume that at all. It means that someone with unmanageable debt is possibly more vulnerable - not that every person with debt will steal money

GingerBob_3

PaulW922 wrote: »

No, it doesn't assume that at all. It means that someone with unmanageable debt is possibly more vulnerable - not that every person with debt will steal money

No, it doesn't mean that it all. It means they think that if you're not up to AAA standard in managing your debt (unlike the clever !!!!!! who hang around this forum), then you're more likely to be dishonest. Utter crap of course, but that's the way they think.