New Verification of Employment Process Starting June 6, 2016

The University of Wisconsin System will begin using The Work Number® to provide automated employment and income verifications, starting Monday, June 6, 2016.

The Work Number simplifies the verification process and accelerates credit decisions through an online system available to verifiers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  More than 200,000 credentialed verifiers rely on The Work Number for rapid access to information critical to their decision process, and over 2,900 employers nationwide have entrusted The Work Number to provide this service.

Here’s How it Works:

  1. The University of Wisconsin System Service Center securely transmits employment and income data to The Work Number on a regular cycle, so the information remains current.
  2. When you apply for credit or other services where proof of employment or income is required, you provide consent to the credit grantor to verify that information when signing the application.
  3. The verifier—who has been carefully screened and credentialed before gaining access to the system—looks up your record on The Work Number database.
  4. The verifier must provide a valid reason or permissible purpose for requesting the information, as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
  5. With the above conditions met, the verifier can validate your employment or income in seconds, accelerating the decision process.

How to Initiate a VOE Request:

  1. Please direct the lending institution, property manager or other business requesting employment or income information to contact The Work Number. The web address for The Work Number is theworknumber.com.  The phone number for Commercial verifications is 1-800-367-5690.
  2. Please note that you may be required to provide your Social Security Number and the University of Wisconsin’s Employer Code: 18032

 

If you run into any issues with the VOE process or have any other questions regarding The Work Number, please contact the Human Resources Office at 920-465-2390 or hr@uwgb.edu.  Additional information regarding the change to VOE process can be found here.