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    Pre-employment Check / Disclosing a firm with which a Training Contract is Signed

    Hi! Been scrolling the forums a little bit and thought it'll be great to register and ask. In pre-employment background checks (for VS/TC), does the background check company go to the law firms with which I did vacation schemes before and confirm my TC offer status? In my circumstances, I...
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    Vac Scheme Pre-Employment Tax Information?

    I'm finalising filling out the onboarding form the firm gave me for my upcoming vac scheme but I ran into a bit of a problem. There's a section asking about my employment since 6 April for tax purposes. It's asking me to choose one of three options, though only 2 are really relevant since the...