Singapore, 13 March 2018 – Caregiver Asia Pte Ltd, an online aggregator of trusted on-demand health and caregiving services, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Avvanz, a technology-based employee lifecycle management company, to conduct global backgrounds checks on freelance Caregivers listed on CaregiverAsia’s platform, www.caregiverasia.com. The Avvanz system has been fully integrated with CaregiverAsia’s platform to make it seamless for freelance Caregivers to purchase the background checks service.
The background checks monitor individuals for Criminal (or Criminality) related offences, Terrorism and Corruption (including drug trafficking), Financial Compliance and Healthcare Sanctions. The coverage is across the global covering more than 249 countries and territories. The data is refreshed and updated every 24 hours.
Backgrounds checks are an increasingly integral element to freelance marketplaces such as the one CaregiverAsia operates. Caregivers on the CaregiverAsia platform who successfully clear their background checks are identified by a badge on their service profiles. This is part of an expanding suite of support services provided by CaregiverAsia to help freelance Caregivers on their platform to practice their trades with a peace of mind.
Ms Yeo Wan Ling, CEO of CaregiverAsia said, “I am pleased to have signed the agreement with Avvanz. As our main business focuses on our online marketplaces, we will continue to develop supporting services to ensure that our marketplace continues to be a trusted place for the booking of care. In addition to our own internal screening, the backgrounds checks will provide more assurance that the freelance Caregivers hired can be trusted. This will also provide our Caregivers the additional boost to getting hired.”
Managing Director of Avvanz, Kannan Chettiar, remarked, “We are extremely excited to partner CaregiverAsia through our award-winning Avvanz ScreenGlobal platform. What Caregivers need is a thorough background checking service at affordable rates and an extremely fast turnaround time. Our strengths in these aspects have made this synergy with CaregiverAsia possible. Avvanz looks forward to scale with CaregiverAsia and reach out to the growing healthcare needs in the region.”
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About Caregiver Asia Pte Ltd
CaregiverAsia is an online aggregator of health and caregiving services. Through its award-winning platform, CaregiverAsia has created an online marketplace leveraging on a shared economy of Careseekers and Caregivers. Careseekers can access on-time, trusted and transparent home care services; whilst freelance Caregivers and healthcare professionals can practice independently with full control of their schedules and terms of services. CaregiverAsia also specializes in healthcare recruitment and the placement of healthcare professionals and locums into leading healthcare institutions. For more information, please visit https://www.caregiverasia.com/
CaregiverAsia is part of The Caregiver Group which is headquartered in Singapore. The Caregiver Group is a global online aggregator of health and caregiving services for businesses and individuals, covering both the insured and the self-funded. By motivating and empowering freelance professionals, The Group transforms the way care is delivered to people and communities. The Group has a growing international presence in Malaysia and the United States. For more information, please visit https://thecaregivergroup.com/
About Avvanz
Avvanz is a Technology based employee lifecycle management company with 3 business pillars: Screen, Onboard and Develop. Avvanz’s solutions include background checks, company due diligence, new joiner onboarding and integration and training and development. For more information, visit www.avvanz.com.
Media contacts:
Sheo S. Rai
Chief Marketing Officer
Caregiver Asia Pte Ltd
sheo@caregiverasia.com