National Reference Register

The cost of administering employment references should not be underestimated; for larger organizations, it can run to thousands of dollars each year. This cost, combined with an ever-increasing requirement for employers to take a more diligent approach to verifying employment histories, has made providing references a time-consuming part of everyday life for most HR professionals, diverting them from other strategic business activities. The burden greatly increases during stressful economic times, when the HR community and administrators of failed organizations must contend with a huge influx of employment verification inquiries for both incoming and ex-employees.

Kroll provides an easy-to-use, cost-effective way to address the issue of managing employment references. Our National Reference Register (NRR) eases the administrative burden on organizations that need to provide or request employee references, while simultaneously assisting individuals seeking their next job.

For subscribing organizations, one of the greatest benefits of the NRR is that their HR personnel are free from the time-consuming task of attending to reference requests. This enables staff to focus on other activities that add value to their organization. Additional benefits include ensuring references are accurate and based on fact, as well as making sure HR procedures are compliant and standardised.

Employers benefit from having references available immediately, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, enabling quicker time to hire through rapid turnaround of references.

Past employees are helped with their new job search by references that are accurate and devoid of subjective comments. The fact that references are always available also gives an advantage over other job seekers whose references may take longer to verify.

For more detail on the NRR please visit our country specific pages:

NRR United Kingdom