Original papers have to be checked in person by agency

[northernladuk]

Billy seems to be engaged in typical keyboard warrior stuff. We have no idea how he behaves in reality when asked to show a passport to secure a contract with a likely value of 100k +.

Yes we do

[northernladuk]

As the trend is for organisations to increase their contractor and freelancer workforces, Shoemaker believes that pre-contract screening will become an increasingly standard component of the contract application process

and yet again, the final comment is....

He concludes: “Contractors who are prepared for a thorough background check and can expedite its progress may gain competitive advantage as a result.”

Not sure how many more articles we need before BB drops this stupid argument. Keep the attitude BB, it's your business but please accept you are in the minority here and are bucking all the professional advice we've seen so far. Nothing worse than someone that takes an argument so far with all the physical evidence on the table that stacks against them.

[unixman]

I recently had to do this for a bank. However they were only 15 miles from home.

[Old Greg]

I recently had to do this for a bank. However they were only 15 miles from home.

Did you not think to tell them they had no legal right to see your passport?

[northernladuk]

Did you not think to tell them they had no legal right to see your passport?

He didn't need to. He pointed out he can see his house from his window and they accepted that.

[LondonManc]

But what if otherwise they risk losing the services of BillyBiro Ltd?

They did a risk assessment.
Initial Risk: minimal
Issue: BillyBiro Ltd's designated contractor won't prove who he is
Action: don't use BillyBiro Ltd
Residual Risk: minimal