Compliance

Meeting Official Screening Regulations

We know how important compliance knowledge and expertise is for organisations conducting employment screening. Sterling places great importance on itself, and its reputation, as a credible and respected provider of compliant employment screening. At the core of this reputation is our ability to support compliance amidst the regulatory dynamics of the screening industry and the industries in which our clients operate. We are committed to continual investment in compliance research and monitor the frequent regulatory changes that may impact your employment screening programme.

While Sterling cannot replace, or act as a substitute to, your legal counsel, our dedicated compliance and product knowledge teams can proactively impart knowledge and expertise to support compliant employment screening practices.

Data Protection

Sterling EMEA BV is registered with the Dutch data protection authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) and complies with its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Dutch GDPR Implementation Act, the Wet particuliere beveiligingsorganisaties en recherchebureaus and other relevant legislation pertaining to the correct gathering, safe handling, use, storage, retention, and disposal of personal information.

Criminal Records Management

Sterling also complies with relevant rules and codes of practice regarding the processing of criminal record information, where available, as set out by each member state in the European Union.

Whether you operate in one single jurisdiction or in multiple global locations, there is a multitude of compliance requirements, issues, and challenges. Even if you consider your employment background screening programme to be purely domestic, the individuals that you hire may have lived, worked, or studied outside the employment location. With an increase in globalisation and a more transient workforce, Sterling’s team of experts can help you navigate through the challenges of global employment screening.

Compliance Standards

We offer screening packages to help  our clients meet some of the most stringent industry standards including the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard and the British Standard 7858:2012. Find out more about these standards and the screening solutions included in the respective packages.

If you have any questions about the above compliance standards or want to discuss the appropriate screening packages available please don’t hesitate to contact us.

We don’t just help our customers remain compliant, as a data handler managing sensitive client and candidate information we also take our own compliance very seriously. To find out about what information we use and how we use it, take a look at our privacy statement.