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    Offered contract agent wants me to fill in disclosurescotland and pay £25

    I've been offered a contract but the agent has told me I need to go to this website https://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk and complete it and pay £25.

    I've never been asked for this before, I wont be working in an area that requires a criminal record check though it is a bank.

    Anyone else had to fill one of these in should the agent take the £25 hit ?

    #2
    I had to do one to work here, it's nothing major and it is only £25 and needed for a contract I'd do it
    In Scooter we trust

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      #3
      Originally posted by The Spartan View Post
      I had to do one to work here, it's nothing major and it is only £25 and needed for a contract I'd do it
      WHS

      3 months at £500 a day is £30k. I think investing 0.08% of that to secure it is possibly not all that expensive.
      Blog? What blog...?

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        #4
        Originally posted by malvolio View Post
        WHS

        3 months at £500 a day is £30k. I think investing 0.08% of that to secure it is possibly not all that expensive.
        I love the way you quantified that for him
        In Scooter we trust

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          #5
          I had to do one for a gig at Lloyds, Manchester for Wipro.
          Didn't even take the gig in the end ..... might come in handy in the future though....you never know
          Your friendly neighbourhood VirtualMonkey - Not giving financial advice since...well...ever.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Bumfluff View Post
            I've been offered a contract but the agent has told me I need to go to this website https://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk and complete it and pay £25.

            I've never been asked for this before, I wont be working in an area that requires a criminal record check though it is a bank.

            Anyone else had to fill one of these in should the agent take the £25 hit ?
            LTSB by any chance?

            Before I started there I was asked to make a DS report. Agent re imbursed the 25 quid though so, have you asked them? And is it work losing the contract for? Your call.
            I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!

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              #7
              Originally posted by BolshieBastard View Post
              LTSB by any chance?

              Before I started there I was asked to make a DS report. Agent re imbursed the 25 quid though so, have you asked them? And is it work losing the contract for? Your call.
              Yeah its them you still there ? Is the 10% cut on renewal still active, can't seem to get agent to confirm / I'm not bothered by the £25 just thought criminal record check was strange for a bank.

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                #8
                so that will be the role you didnt take



                from a recent post of yours

                I got offer from Llyods a few weeks back but part of the offer included me agreeing to take a 10% rate after 6 months, I got them to up the rate to factor that in, didn't take it in the end for other reasons.

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                  #9
                  I've had to do this too. I didn't agree with it either, but I'd just suck it up and do it.

                  It's not worth the time and effort arguing about it.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Bumfluff View Post
                    I've been offered a contract but the agent has told me I need to go to this website https://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk and complete it and pay £25.

                    I've never been asked for this before, I wont be working in an area that requires a criminal record check though it is a bank.

                    Anyone else had to fill one of these in should the agent take the £25 hit ?
                    I got one a couple of years ago - Agent (or maybe BT) paid for it.
                    Blood in your poo

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