pre-employment background screening
US companies add 162,000 jobs in September
Small businesses are hiring Small businesses – firms with fewer than 50 workers – added 81,000 new works, or half the jobs in September, according to ADP. Large companies with 500 or more workers added 17,000 jobs, while companies in the middle created 64,000 jobs. With an increase in employment comes an increase in pre-employment…
Read MoreIndiana passes pre-employment screening bill
Indiana House Bill 1033, that started July 1, 2012, prohibits certain pre-employment inquiries, restricts the types of criminal history information that employers and background report providers (known as “consumer reporting agencies” or CRAs) can obtain from Indiana state court clerks, and restricts the types of criminal history information that CRAs can report to employers in…
Read More10 reasons pre-employment background checks are a must
pre-employment background checks as part of their business strategy, there’s no denying the importance of them. However, for those that don’t, it’s easy to question why and how they can benefit their company. To put it in its most simplest terms, here are ten facts which show why pre-employment background checks are an absolute essential…
Read MorePre-employment screening: how to get started
background checks and pre-employment screening – knowing that such checks can protect their company and employees. However, the first hurdle is often the biggest. In this case, it’s getting started. So here are a few tips for businesses to take notice of – how to get started with pre-employment screening: Find a pre-employment screening service…
Read MoreAB 22 – what this means for California
pre-employment screening process. AB 22 (Mendoza) is currently moving through the 2nd house after making it out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on August 15th. While the bill provides exceptions in cases, it would largely prohibit a prospective employer from using consumer credit reports in the hiring process. Under existing state law, an employer may request a…
Read MoreNegligent Retention: the consequences employers may face
negligent hiring, except it refers to employees who currently work for you rather than those you are thinking of hiring. One example of negligent retention is when an employer ignores rumors of sexual harassment within the office. Eg – several employees have confronted the employer in regards to a particular employee’s continued aggressive remarks to…
Read MoreEmployment checks in North Carolina
2011 NC Small Business Person of the Year. Providing a cost-effective service, quick turnaround and unbeatable customer service, if you need to perform employment checks in North Carolina, then MYB is the route to go. Why the rise in unemployment? There could be a couple of reasons as to why we have suddenly seen unemployment rise, despite the…
Read MoreFTC says yes to Facebook background checks
U.S. Federal Trade Commission has given legal permission to a company to archive 7 years of Facebook posts as part of their background checking service. While this obviously holds significance for this specific business, the larger issue spreads across the pre-employment background screening industry as a whole. Where should the line be drawn between personal…
Read MoreCredit checks in hiring takes next step
There has been no end to the debate regarding the role credit checks should play in pre-employment background screening, with the majority of consumers and job applicants believing that credit checks have no place in the hiring process. On the other side of the argument, employers believe that someone with personal financial issues may not…
Read MoreIncrease in fake diplomas leads to more intense background checks
Verifile Limited’s second annual Accredibase report into diploma and accreditation mill activity has revealed an astounding 48% increase worldwide in the number of known diploma and accreditation mills in the last year. There is no doubt that such findings are going to lead to more intense and detailed pre-employment background screening on job applicants, particularly…
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