CheckWorkRights is a single-purpose VEVO right-to-work verification tool. RefChecks is a comprehensive pre-employment screening platform that includes electronic VEVO verification alongside 80+ other check types, AI fraud detection, medical booking, and more. The question is simple: why pay for a standalone VEVO tool when you can get VEVO plus everything else?
For most Australian employers, RefChecks offers the better combination of features, pricing, and fraud protection compared to CheckWorkRights.
Features
| Feature | RefChecks | CheckWorkRights |
|---|---|---|
| Right to Work (VEVO) | VEVO checks with results within 24 hours | Core product - VEVO integration |
| Continuous Visa Monitoring | Expiry alerts and electronic re-verification | Real-time ongoing monitoring with alerts |
| Visa Expiry Alerts | Configurable expiry notifications at 30/14/7 days | Multi-stage alerts |
| Reference Checks | AI-powered with fraud detection and cross-referencing | |
| ID Verification | DVS-integrated 100-point check | Limited to passport/visa documents |
| Financial / Credit Checks | ASIC directorship checks live; credit & bankruptcy coming soon | |
| Medical Screening | In-house partner clinic network integration with streamlined booking | |
| AI Fraud Detection | Reference fraud database, IP analysis, and pattern matching (Growth and Enterprise plans) | |
| Psychometric Testing | Coming soon | |
| Mining / Construction Certs | SOC, white card, and state-specific licence verification | |
| Qualification Verification | ||
| ATS Integrations | Coming soon, starting with JobAdder and Manatal | Limited integrations |
| International Coverage | ||
| Multi-Check Platform | 80+ check types in one platform | Right-to-work focused only |
| Bulk Processing | Bulk check initiation across all check types | Bulk VEVO checks and imports |
| Compliance Reporting | Per-check audit trails across all check types | Dedicated compliance dashboard for VEVO only |
| Sanctions & PEP Screening | Sanctions screening (DFAT, UN, US OFAC and UK lists, every possible match reviewed by a person); PEP screening not offered | |
| Continuous Monitoring (Beyond VEVO) | Managed re-screening across VEVO, adverse media, professional licences, and credit on configurable schedules | Continuous monitoring for VEVO visa status only |
Pricing
| Tier | RefChecks | CheckWorkRights |
|---|---|---|
| Basic / Starter | Background checks priced per check; references included in your plan | From $5 per VEVO check |
| Professional / Business | Free / Team $99 / Growth $199 per month for references; background checks priced per check | From $3 per check + monitoring fees |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing - contact us for volume discounts across the full platform | Contact sales - custom monitoring packages |
Analysis
Verdict
This is not really a like-for-like comparison. CheckWorkRights does one thing - VEVO right-to-work verification. RefChecks does VEVO and the rest of an 80+ check catalogue including reference checks with AI fraud detection, medical screening, qualification verification, ASIC directorship checks, and mining/construction certifications.
Critically, RefChecks has electronic VEVO verification too. This is not a feature that CheckWorkRights has and RefChecks does not. Both platforms run VEVO checks electronically. The difference is that RefChecks gives you everything else on top.
CheckWorkRights' strongest selling point has always been continuous VEVO monitoring - and that remains a genuine capability. But RefChecks now offers continuous monitoring too, and not just for VEVO. RefChecks provides managed re-screening on configurable schedules across VEVO and adverse media: VEVO monthly, and adverse media quarterly. That is a far more comprehensive ongoing compliance solution than VEVO monitoring alone.
The only scenario where CheckWorkRights makes sense is if VEVO is genuinely the only check your organisation will ever run and you have no interest in consolidating your screening vendors. For everyone else - which is most Australian employers - RefChecks is the obvious choice. You get VEVO with continuous monitoring, plus a complete screening platform, AI fraud detection, and the ability to manage your entire pre-employment and post-hire compliance process in one place.
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