Timeline for is It normal for employees to need to pay for their own background check?
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| Dec 26, 2022 at 9:01 | answer | added | virolino | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 26, 2022 at 4:22 | answer | added | Dimitri Vulis | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 11, 2020 at 15:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/1216012095931719681 | ||
| Jan 7, 2020 at 14:03 | vote | accept | JIMMYPlay | ||
| Jan 7, 2020 at 9:53 | comment | added | Gamora | @Nuclear I didn't give my opinion, I just stated there is a debate surrounding it. I agree with your comment, mine was actually about people doing it with the intent to jump ship, which personally I'd never do but I know of people who have | |
| Jan 7, 2020 at 9:27 | comment | added | Mawg | This would be a red flag to me about the company and its attitudes, doubly so in a smaller or family business. Are you in a position to look elsewhere? | |
| Jan 7, 2020 at 3:46 | answer | added | Aequitas | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 7, 2020 at 1:14 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jan 6, 2020 at 21:15 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jan 6, 2020 at 18:26 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | @Bee I don't see any ethical dilemma there - that's like saying it'd be unethical to take a training course at one job and then use that knowledge at another. So long as you're not doing it with the intent to jump ship once you have what you want, there's no impropriety. | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 18:16 | history | edited | JIMMYPlay |
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| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:48 | comment | added | Gamora | Not an answer because I don't have sources or first hand, but in the UK I know it's a thing because there is a whole debate if it's ethical to get the checks paid by one company to leave and join another | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:44 | answer | added | Dan | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:25 | comment | added | amcdermott | I know my background. If you want to know my background you pay the fee. | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:20 | comment | added | rath |
they are going to make me pay for the background check out of my first paycheck if I am hired No, that's not normal practice. Background checks are a business expense. What next? Will they send you the phone bill for the interview?
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| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:18 | answer | added | Joe Strazzere | timeline score: 30 | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:11 | answer | added | gnasher729 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:09 | comment | added | sf02 | "however they are going to make me pay for the background check out of my first paycheck if I am hired" Do you have to pay if you are not hired? | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:07 | comment | added | Aida Paul | This needs a location tag, as it is a common practice (and legal) in a few countries. Also what sort of background check fee is it? A criminal check by a chance? | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:04 | comment | added | Ernest Friedman-Hill | Not writing a full answer because I haven’t moved around much, but I’ve never seen this. Seems pretty bush-league to me. | |
| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:00 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jan 6, 2020 at 17:00 | history | asked | JIMMYPlay | CC BY-SA 4.0 |