Working in partnership with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), job-seekers are urged to be on alert for 7 signs of scams that could leave you out of pocket and at risk of identity fraud.

New year, new you…new job? Be guided on ways to avoid being ghosted and your time being wasted when looking for a new job.

Financial Times warn of increased job scams on LinkedIn and of a growing sophistication that job seekers should be aware of. 

Spring budget fails contractors, agency workers and freelancers.  It reports that it provides nothing to lower the risks of tax avoidance or improve enforcement. It also fails to protect some 600,000 agency workers, contractors, freelancers. 

Reports of fake job adverts soared by 70 percent between March and October, according to SAFERjobs during the pandemic.

During the Covid crisis, scammers are tricking job seekers with fake jobs and pay for training scams.

As 25000 high street workers face the axe, fraudsters ramp up the number of bogus training courses, fake criminal record checks and other unscrupulous services. 

Scammers preying on jobseekers using fake listings for Cipd courses on popular jobsites. 

Fraudsters posing as recruiters ask for bank details, claiming they need to register the victim on their payroll but then they use that information to steal money from their accounts. SaferJobs recommend ways to protect your identity.