Powerchex Application

[MarillionFan]

I have been asked to go through an additional screening application for the contract I have been offered. It's called Powerchex, it's been mentioned on here a couple of times.

It requires you to put for the last 6 years. Every job, contract, agent and role. It asks for each address, it asks for all of your education all the way back to school. Then passport number (the ridiculous long one), driving license, date of birth, maiden names, all of your ltd companies and business interests. Then copy of said passport/bills and thats before you even have to fll in a criminal check questionairre.

Been sent as a tulipty piece of paper and please fax back!

Not happy about this at all. Has anyone completed one of these and is it nothing to worry about? Not happy giving out all of this info.

[Xenophon]

You'll be ok as long as you haven't punched any previous managers.

[DimPrawn]

Basically, anyone asking for all that for a contract can fook off.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Do you really want to work for a client that is so paranoid?

What are they afraid of and are there that many of them that could cause so much damage that the expense of this sort of thing can have a valid business justification?

[rsingh]

Basically, anyone asking for all that for a contract can fook off.

I have had the same - a 19 page pdf that I have to print, fill in, scan and then email back. It looks like these companies have sold a service to HR managers and now provide all this bumpf to justify their fees. HR are happy as they can be shown to have done due diligence without having to lift a finger and actually do what they are paid for. They are just another parasite on the rump of contracting. Unfortunately, if you want the contract, you have to play along.

In this climate, I'd rather fill in the form and start invoicing rather than tell them to fook off.

[PAH]

What safeguards are there to ensure all this info isn't going to be used to clone your identity?

I'd be wary of trusting any company with so much info. You don't know how good their internal security is or if they outsource it to india or some other dodgy place.

Next thing you know you could be getting a knock on the door asking about your trip to Dubai.

[BolshieBastard]

I have been asked to go through an additional screening application for the contract I have been offered. It's called Powerchex, it's been mentioned on here a couple of times.

It requires you to put for the last 6 years. Every job, contract, agent and role. It asks for each address, it asks for all of your education all the way back to school. Then passport number (the ridiculous long one), driving license, date of birth, maiden names, all of your ltd companies and business interests. Then copy of said passport/bills and thats before you even have to fll in a criminal check questionairre.

Been sent as a tulipty piece of paper and please fax back!

Not happy about this at all. Has anyone completed one of these and is it nothing to worry about? Not happy giving out all of this info.

Sounds like they are treating you like one of the permies.

Tell you wont fill it in and possibly see them retract the job offer.

[AtW]

Basically, anyone asking for all that for a contract can fook off.

[downsouth]

and i'd be inclined for the F off option too, what part of this return is of an interest or relevance to a Ltd company providing services to a client, i'd be asking would/do they perform these checks for any large consultancy/major service provider they have on site, hmmmmm let me think for a nano second!!!!

[doodab]

I have been asked to go through an additional screening application for the contract I have been offered. It's called Powerchex, it's been mentioned on here a couple of times.

It requires you to put for the last 6 years. Every job, contract, agent and role. It asks for each address, it asks for all of your education all the way back to school. Then passport number (the ridiculous long one), driving license, date of birth, maiden names, all of your ltd companies and business interests. Then copy of said passport/bills and thats before you even have to fll in a criminal check questionairre.

Been sent as a tulipty piece of paper and please fax back!

Not happy about this at all. Has anyone completed one of these and is it nothing to worry about? Not happy giving out all of this info.

This sort of thing is quite common in Financial Services because of FSA regulation. Actually working for the FSA involves a similar level of vetting.