Personally, I'd decline given the circumstances you've described. It would be like asking for this information from an employee and inappropriate if not probably illegal in the context of an FTE.
David Connors da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 Telegram: https://t.me/davidconnors LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 19:20, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes as an individual contractor so I did find it very odd. I’ve asked for > a reason so let’s see what they come back with. > > Cheers > Tom > > On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 19:06, David Connors <da...@connors.com> wrote: > >> If you're doing this as an individual contractor on a work for hire / >> hourly basis then this is pretty strange. >> >> Even as a company, we almost always decline disclosure of financial >> information on the basis that we're privately held and send whoever is >> asking a letter of solvency from our tax accountants instead (they just >> want to know we're not going to go bust - but that's a very strange >> consideration if you're an individual contractor). >> >> David Connors >> da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 >> Telegram: https://t.me/davidconnors >> LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors >> >> >> >> On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 18:32, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks >>> >>> For the experienced contractors here who may know... >>> >>> I am in the process of starting a new contract and the recruitment agent >>> has requested access to my credit file (via WorkPro). Is this normal? I’ve >>> only had one contract in the past and the credit check was not done AFAIK. >>> >>> My credit file is clean so that’s not an issue but it contains sensitive >>> information such as my credit card limits, etc, so I’m hesitant to release >>> it unless absolutely necessary. >>> >>> Any info would be appreciated. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Tom >>> >> -- >>> Thanks >>> Tom >>> >> -- > Thanks > Tom >
