A. We offer a database service that you can use to check the employment and income details of current and past employees who have worked for employers that partner with us. You can make your checks online using this site.

A. We get the information direct from the payrolls of our business customers, and from accurate references prepared for the employees when they leave the company.

A. Any business that needs to check someone's income or employment can benefit from WorkPass. Here are a few of the scenarios WorkPass helps with:

o banks and lenders
o mortgage companies
o insurance companies
o estate agents and landlords
o social services
o vetting companies and
o any employer taking on new staff.

A. In most cases, employers update our databases every pay period (usually once a month).

A. This number is a security feature. It is created by the employee whose information is to be checked, and allows someone to look at the employee's personal employment details such as their income or performance with a particular company. You don't need a consent code if you only need to look at an employee's basic employment details (such as employment dates and position).

Here are some things you need to know about consent codes:
For security and privacy reasons, the employee whose employment and income details need to be checked is the only person who can create a consent code. They create the consent code in their WorkPass online account or by calling us.

Each consent code can only be used once to get access to an employee's details. If the verifier needs to confirm the employee's income details for a second time (for example, at a later date), they will need a new consent code.

Each consent code is valid only for 30 days. The verifier will have to use it within 30 days of issue.

A. To protect the privacy of employees and to satisfy data protection laws.

A. The employee needs to log into their online account at www.workpass.co.uk and follow the simple online instructions.

A. It's a number we use to identify a particular employer on our database. We give an employer code to every employer that sends us their employee's information when they first register.

A. Yes, by logging onto your online account. Once you order a reference the information will be present to you within seconds therefore there is no delay or waiting time. Everything takes just a matter of a few seconds.

A. All the results will displayed on our website and you can print off a copy for your records.

A. Yes. We will save the results from previous checks in your online account for 24 hours. Just log on to look at them.