Singapore Background Check

About eeVoices Singapore Background Check Services

eeVoices is one of the leading HR Focused employment background check firms in Asia. We provide Singapore background check solutions to leading global and local organizations in a variety of industries. Our clients include the leading banks and financial institutions, government agencies, Fortune 500s companies and locally listed organizations in which we have mentioned a 85%+ client retention rate in Asia since 2007.

Our Singapore background check solutions are tailored for both employers operating in Singapore as well as global firms who are recruiting job candidates who have resided or worked in Singapore. Connect with our consultants now to understand more about our Singapore background check solutions and design a pre-employment screening and employment compliance program that could help you to minimize your hiring risk and select the best candidates for your team.

Services We Provide

What is included in a typical Singapore Background Check Service package?

Different Singapore background check service packages are being tailored for different industries and position roles. Singapore background check service packages might often include global verification service items in which our firm is fully capable in assisting companies in customizing their own service package in a full compliance and legal basis. A typical Singapore background check service package often includes the following items:

Singapore Bankruptcy Record Check

Search for any bankruptcy and insolvency data in official sources in Singapore

Singapore Civil Litigation Record Check

Conduct Singapore civil litigation record check via official sources in the country.

Singapore Criminal Record Check (Via Public Dataset)

Conduct Singapore criminal record check via publicly available dataset for compliance use.

Singapore Directorship Record Check

Identify directorship records from government authorities, company registries or other official sources.

Education and Professional Qualification Verification

Verify education qualifications with the education institutions or its authorized agencies globally.

Singapore Employment History Verification (Global Access)

Verify employment records with the previous employers or its authorized agencies in Singapore and globally.

Singapore Employment Reference Check (Global Access)

Conduct Singapore reference check for performance related comments in Singapore and globally.

Global Adverse Dataset and Blacklist Check

Conduct searches for adverse records in different publicly available sources allowed by privacy laws.

Singapore Background Check FAQs

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How Long Does It Take to Complete the Singapore Background Check Services?

Singapore background check services involving database searches would usually take around 3 to 7 business days to complete. The service turnaround time for Singapore background check services that require responses from other third parties varies but eeVoices will provide customers with any preliminary results and progress report in 7 to 14 business days to keep customers updated with the latest progress for the hiring decisions.

How Do You Conduct a Singapore Criminal Record Check?

The Certificate of Good Conduct in Singapore is only being issued for overseas employment or other personal and immigration purposes. Employers are not able to obtain a copy of the Certificate of Good Conduct in Singapore directly from the government. An alternate solution would be to search for available criminal records from various public sources for any potential matching records.

How Do You Conduct Singapore Reference Check and Employment Verification?

It is a common practice to conduct both employment verification and reference check in Singapore. In Singapore, a minimum of 2 to 3 reference checks are being conducted for each job candidate while a minimum of 5 years employment verification are being processed. Employers in Singapore often already have an established protocol in place to respond to employment verification requests. Singapore reference checks are also very common thus referees are often willing to respond within a reasonable timeframe either orally or in writing.

How Much Does a Typical Singapore Background Check Service Package Cost?

A basic Singapore background check service package for pre-employment screening starts from more than a hundred Singapore dollars. The price may go up as more background check items are added to the Singapore background check package due to the hiring needs.

There is no set up fee involved which means that your firm will be able to fully utilize eeVoices’ online systems delivered at the highest industry standards complying with various data privacy laws and regulations globally.

Why Do employers Conduct Singapore Background Check?

Why Do employers Conduct Singapore Background Check?
Employers conduct Singapore background check for different purposes including the below:
– Minimize the risk of hiring the wrong individuals via an effective Singapore pre-employment screening programs.
– Make better hiring decisions via the Singapore background check results.
– Fulfil regulatory and compliance requirements.
– Know more about who they are hiring via qualitative data in the Singapore background check reports.

Which Data Privacy Laws Do We have to be Aware of When Conducting Background Check in Singapore?

To conduct background check in Singapore, employers would need to ensure their practice complies and align with the data privacy laws and regulations in Singapore: Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)

It is advised that employers conducting background check in Singapore or against Data Subjects in Singapore be fully familiar with PDPA and ensure the Data Subject’s rights are being protected. Other than PDPA, labour laws and regulations related to the specific background check should also be studied prior to conducting them to ensure the proper procedures and protocols are in place. As always, data privacy laws and regulations like The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply for all EU Data Subject across geographic locations. Additionally, if your background check package involves data collection and transfer to other foreign countries, it is crucial that those regional data privacy laws and regulations are being considered and complied in your background check program.