I was chatting to my eldest niece on the 12/08/2018 about a quite disturbing policy that HSBC Lloyds are introducing as a security measure against fraud, embezzlement etc. My niece has worked in the HR department for 11 years and is seen as a 'trouble-shooter' when in regards to getting departments running smoothly again. What the new policy entails is that all employee's undergoing a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check to ascertain if there is any risk associated with that employee. This includes immediate family as well. However, according to the ethics and stipulations of a CRB check i.e. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) you need permission off the individual having the CRB/DBS check and authorisation off a person that has known them for 5 years. As a teacher I know that this is illegal because if an individual has had role that they have occupied - without issue - for 11 years should not be sacked because their family may have had some minor infraction in the past.
My question to my niece was;
What happens if any one of your family members refused to have a CRB/DBS conducted?
Does that mean you get sacked because your family member did not comply?
Do you get suspended until your family member complies?
Are you put under review and monitored - just in-case?
It is a very grey area, that, could become the norm if one department in HSBC agrees to do it...quite a scary future if your family members past could inhibit you from getting a job. I realise that fear keeps people decent, but, isn't this a step to far?