Verifile pledges ￡3 million to support coronavirus recruitment
Eyal Ben-Cohen
CEO | Entrepreneur | Investor | Strategist | Background Checking Expert
The Coronavirus pandemic has affected us all and it is important that we all pull together to support the country's healthcare efforts against the disease.
That's why I have decided to pledge ￡3 million for Verifile to support the emergency recruitment of health and social care employees and volunteers dealing with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
By waiving its admin fees for a possible 500,000 DBS checks, Verifile could save the NHS and other organisations up to ￡3 million in administration fees. You can help this happen by sharing this article with your LinkedIn network and anyone you think can benefit from our pledge.
As a UK based business, it’s vital that Verifile works to support our health and social care workers keeping our country safe.
By working with the DBS, and removing our own admin fees, we can reduce the financial burden on the NHS and other health and social care providers so they can use that money toward their fight against COVID-19.
We are in unprecedented times and we must all play our part in supporting the fight against COVID-19. We must all pull together and make a serious commitment where it counts.
You may recall that in response to COVID-19, the DBS also removed their costs for enhanced DBS checks on 31 March and said they would fast-track adults’ and children’s barred lists checks.
By removing its admin fees, Verifile guarantees employers, who are recruiting staff and volunteers to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in England and Wales, a free service end-to-end.
Verifile, an umbrella body of the DBS, has a direct link to the criminal records check systems and can deliver fast-tracked responses in line with the government’s own commitment to a 24-hour turn-around time.
These temporary arrangements will provide employers with the option to appoint new recruits faster into regulated activity with adults and/or children, so long as the individuals are not barred.
To find out more about Verifile’s free DBS checks and other quick checks available to support recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic, visit https://library.verifile.co.uk/free-dbs-checks or call our team at +44 (0)1234 60 80 90.
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4 年Hi Eyal Ben Cohen, I am working on a project that will see members of the veteran community volunteer to provide emotional support and a listening ear to those working on the frontline against Covid19. One of the checks we were contemplating, as part of the volunteers interview process, was to get them DBS checked. Woukd there be any way, that maybe you'd be interested in collaborating with us on this, to make it a reality?
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4 年Thank you for your email and making me aware of this amazing Covid-19 Offer, I will indeed ensure all my contacts are suitably informed.
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4 年Very generous and much needed support that will be of benefit to very many Eyal ????
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4 年Well done to Eyal and the team at Verifile, this is a great contribution for the NHS and should help with the burden of finding and recruiting the right people to fight COVID #nhsstaff #nhsworkers #covid19uk #V380 #dowhatyoucan #greatjobverifile
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4 年Amazing pledge Eyal. Wishing you all at Verifile well