Pre-Employment Check
Hire with confidence – every time
Toro’s Pre-Employment Check service gives you the confidence to hire the right people. We conduct in-depth background checks and verify qualifications, employment history, and education to uncover any red flags or inconsistencies. By focusing on trust, reliability, and cultural fit, Toro helps you build a strong team while protecting your organisation from internal risks and reputational harm.
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What is a Pre-Employment check
Pre-employment checks are a vital part of the hiring process, designed to verify the identity, background, and integrity of prospective employees. These checks go beyond standard references or qualifications, uncovering any issues that could present a risk to your organisation – reputational, operational, or security-related.
Toro’s approach to pre-employment screening is thorough and discreet. We assess criminal records, employment history, social media presence, financial stability, and any relevant behavioural indicators. Whether you’re hiring for a senior leadership role or a trusted operational position, we help ensure you make informed, low-risk hiring decisions.
Why Toro
- Toro think like attackers to anticipate and prevent threats.
- Attackers exploit weaknesses by leveraging cyber, physical, and human elements to breach organisations. Very few organisations are set up to defend against that, we are. Toro delivers everything with a blended approach to protection in mind.
- Our team comprises experienced industry leading security specialists that will treat your security as their own.
- Our cross-cutting security discipline allows us to better understand and assess the risk to your organisation.
Why choose Toro's Pre Employment Check service?
Reduce risk
Our Pre Employment Check process uncovers potential issues such as criminal history, employment gaps, or misrepresented credentials. This helps prevent future internal threats from individuals who may pose a danger to your organisation, staff, or data. Our checks go beyond a standard reference check, we look much deeper at finding any issues and inconsistencies in the hiring process, so you have the confidence you are hiring the right person for your organisation.
Enhance revenue
Hiring trustworthy, qualified candidates through thorough a Pre Employment Check increases productivity and ensures your teams are made up of contributors who support long-term business growth.
Cut costs
Avoid the high cost of recruitment churn. Our Pre Employment Check checks help reduce early-stage attrition by filtering out unsuitable candidates before they're hired.
Stay compliant
Whether you're in finance, healthcare, logistics, or tech, Toro ensures you remain compliant with relevant industry regulations and role-specific legal standards through an effective Pre Employment Check.
Protect your reputation
Your hiring choices reflect on your brand. Our thorough processes help protect your image as a reputable and responsible employer in your industry.
Boost morale and safety
Create a workplace where staff feel secure. Vetting new hires through our Pre Employment Check service improves internal trust, enhances morale, and contributes to long-term employee retention.
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People focussed
At Toro, people are at the core of everything we do – our team, our clients, and the partners we collaborate with.
We prioritise building trusted relationships, delivering consistently high standards, and providing tailored support that reflects the unique needs of every client.
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How Toro's Pre Employment Check works
Our proven 3-phase process ensures a thorough and efficient experience for both employers and candidates.
Phase 1:
Candidate engagement & pre-screening
We initiate contact with your new hire and provide them with a pre-screening questionnaire as part of our Pre Employment Check process to assess any immediate red flags or inconsistencies.
Phase 2:
Submission of documents
Candidates are asked to submit essential documents, including identification, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) form, and background information for the next step in our Pre Employment Check. Identification documents are digitally scanned, validated and authenticated to confirm the new hires identity.
Phase 3:
Verification & reporting
We conduct rigorous checks on the submitted data and return a detailed report outlining the results of employment history verification, criminal background screening, and other relevant risk indicators as part of the Pre Employment Check package.
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Levels of checks offered
Basic Check
Ideal for junior or non-sensitive roles. Includes:
- Electoral Roll
- UK Directorship and Companies House
- Land Registry
- Civil Court Judgements
- Bankruptcies
- Media research
- Basic social media research
- 2 x previous employer
- Educational references
- Basic DBS
Tailored Check
- Screening process tailored specifically to your needs. Additional checks could include
- Role-specific private medical
- Security clearance
Level 1 – Enhanced
Level 0 Basic Plus
- UK credit checks
- Media research – Factiva – Lexus Nexus
- UK Birth, Death, Marriages and Divorce registers
- Financial institutions
- FCA Register check
- OFAC specially designated national and blocked persons list
- Trademark and copyright research
- Passport authentication
- DVLA enquiries
- Membership of Professional Associations or affiliations
- Enhanced DBS (instead of a basic DBS)
Pre-employment check FAQs
It's the process of verifying a candidate's background, work history, identity, and criminal record before hiring them. It helps employers make informed decisions and reduce hiring risks.
Yes. As long as the checks are relevant to the job role and comply with GDPR and employment law, Pre Employment Check is legal and encouraged.
Our standard turnaround time is 3 - 5 business days, depending on the depth of the check and candidate responsiveness.
All candidate data in the Pre Employment Check process is handled under strict data protection standards and encrypted in accordance with UK GDPR and ISO 27001.
We present our findings in a clear report with context and relevance. It's then your decision whether to proceed with the hire. Our team can advise on risk mitigation steps as part of the Pre Employment Check process.
Absolutely. Our services are suitable for all types of hires, including contractors, freelancers, and temporary staff, especially those with access to sensitive systems or data.
Not significantly. Our Pre Employment Check is designed to be efficient, with most reports returned within a few working days. We prioritise speed without compromising accuracy.
While participation is voluntary, refusal may indicate concerns worth discussing. Our team can advise on handling such situations as part of your Pre Employment Check strategy.
Yes. We offer a free consultation to assess your needs and recommend the appropriate Pre Employment Check level for each role.
Yes. In compliance with UK data protection laws, all checks require explicit candidate consent before any background screening can begin.
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Don't leave your hiring decisions to chance.
Get in touch for a free consultation or quote. Whether you’re scaling fast or hiring for a critical role, we’ll help you implement the right level of Pre Employment Check.
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