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Why Inaccurate Background Checks are Risky Business!  HCM Article Data is one of your company's most important assets; it can help you make smart decisions and manage the activities associated with overseeing your team. But employee data can be compromised by inaccurate background checks. False or incorrect information found during a background check can impact businesses in different ways. For example, reporting incorrect information to government agencies may result in fines or penalties. Still, according to one  Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) study , 53 percent of companies don't use background checks in their hiring process. Here's more on why a strong background check process can be essential for your company and how to get started. What Are Background Checks? Background checks can be an important step in your hiring process. Where permitted, they may allow a prospective employer to understand a candidate's history, including whether ...

How Background Checks May Help Employers HUMAN RESOURCES ARTICLE 06/15/2017 Pre-employment, post-offer screening is considered a best practice. It can help employers determine the best candidates, better ensure the candidate meets minimum standards, and can help mitigate future risk.  The Society for Human Resource Management  (SHRM) reported that one study conducted by CareerBuilder found 54% of small businesses had noted a lie on an applicant's resume. While background checks can help in highlighting issues from a candidate's past, they don't necessarily provide insight into future and ongoing threats. Here's what business leaders should consider when incorporating background screening into their human capital management. Consider Implementing Hiring Checks for Candidates Many companies are already conducting pre-employment, post-offer  background screening  of candidates. A focus on reducing potential liability and improving th...

How Background Checks Help Employers HUMAN RESOURCES ARTICLE 06/15/2017 Pre-employment, post-offer screening is considered a best practice. It can help employers determine the best candidates, better ensure the candidate meets minimum standards, and can help mitigate future risk.  The Society for Human Resource Management  (SHRM) reported that one study conducted by CareerBuilder found 54% of small businesses had noted a lie on an applicant's resume. While background checks can help in highlighting issues from a candidate's past, they don't necessarily provide insight into future and ongoing threats. Here's what business leaders should consider when incorporating background screening into their human capital management. Consider Implementing Hiring Checks for Candidates Many companies are already conducting pre-employment, post-offer  background screening  of candidates. A focus on reducing potential liability and improving the qua...

The Importance and Value of Pre- Employment Background Checks HUMAN RESOURCES Business owners might wonder if including a pre-employment background check during the hiring process is worth the additional time and expense. But when seriously considering a candidate for an open position, it can be very important to consider conducting a background check. It can offer employers the potentially valuable benefits of: ·         Hiring well-qualified candidates ·         Reduced employee turnover and the related expenses ·         Limiting exposure to claims of negligent hiring When is the right time to conduct a background check? In general, the process should take place after initial applicant screening procedures are complete and an employer has made a conditional job offer. Once the process is underway, employers should not permit the new employee to beg...

How much do stores lose from theft? Peter Baskerville , Managed 30 retail stores of my own + 10 years in a retail department store.   Author has 1.7k answers and 10.9m answer views It just goes to show that there is someone somewhere conducting a study into something the makes the world tick when "The Barometer" conducts a comprehensive global study into the cost of merchandise theft for the retail industry in 2013-2014 right here - The Barometer That particular report puts the global shrinkage rate (loss from shoplifting, staff theft, supplier fraud) at 1.29% of sales turnover which is lower than what I experienced in the 10 years I worked in an Australian department store in the 80s where the figure was generally around the 2% mark. The report does say that if you add the cost of theft prevention to the cost of actual theft, you get rate of 1.81% of sales. Some interesting statistics that come out of the report incl...

The Importance of Background Screening for Staffing Firms May 18, 2017 Mary Lorenz   According to a 2016 CareerBuilder study , 75 percent of employers have hired the wrong person, and 37 percent blame the fact that the employee lied about his or her qualifications. For staffing firms, these findings underscore the need to dig deeper when vetting candidates for placement and conduct thorough background checks before sending them out on assignments. If you’re familiar with background check services , you know that conducting them can help minimize hiring mistakes, keep the workplace safe and keep employers compliant. While background checks can be extensive -- employment verification, criminal background checks, drug screenings, credit reports, Form I-9 and E-Verify are just a few of the services that may be involved -- they are a worthwhile service to provide. As a staffing firm, you have an obligation to the clients who trust you with thei...

          Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share via Email More Options                     Share on Google Plus Share on LinkedIn Share on Tumblr Resize Text Print Article File photo of marijuana plants on display for sale at the medical marijuana farmers market at the California Heritage Market in Los Angeles, California, on July 11, 2014. (David McNew/Reuters) UPDATE, 7:30 p.m.: This post was updated to provide more details on the provisions in the bill. In what advocates describe as an historic first, a trio of senators plan to unveil a federal medical marijuana bill Tuesday. The bill, to be introduced by Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), would end the federal ban on medical marijuana and implement a series of reforms...