AI & Data
AI Hiring Compliance Checklist
Five things that need to be true before an algorithm touches your shortlist.
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The Batiq notebook.
Plain-English guidance on the compliance, contract and back-office questions that land on a recruiter's desk. No filler, just what to do and why.
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Compliance
The Failure-to-Prevent-Fraud Vetting File
What "reasonable procedures" actually needs to look like on file.
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Read the checklistEmployment law
Client-Ready for the Employment Rights Act
The 2026-27 dates, and the conversation to have before clients ask.
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The Procurement Security Readiness Checklist
What a client's security questionnaire actually asks, before they send it.
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IR35: Making the Determination Defensible
"The client said so" isn't a status determination.
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Terms of Business: Red Flags
The nine clauses we never let a recruiter sign without checking.
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The Audit-Ready Placement File
Everything a client's procurement team can ask for, in one place, before they ask.
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Subject Access Requests: 30-Day Readiness
Make an SAR a five-minute job, not a fire drill.
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From Offer to Day One
The runway where fees quietly die, and how to protect it.
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The Defensible Right-to-Work Check
Evidence, method and date, not 'I saw a passport once.'
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Umbrella Due Diligence: The Working File
What a client audit now expects you to show.
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The Five Compliance Non-Negotiables
Get these right and you're ahead of most desks ten times your size.
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