A majority of employers (88%) who responded to HireRight’s 2014 Annual Employment Screening Benchmarking Report indicated that they only review their background screening policies and procedures occasionally, leaving only a small percentage of respondents who conduct reviews more frequently than once per year. Since negligent hiring and retention claims are recognized in almost every state […]
In the retail industry, it is essential to have an effective hiring process. With the safety of customers and employees paramount, and the risk of employee theft, fraud, or damage to the brand, employers should ensure they are taking the necessary steps to reduce risk and improve their quality of hire. However, high turnover, turnaround […]
For employers, drug and alcohol testing is an important part of employment screening both before and after hire. Fifty eight percent of the respondents surveyed in HireRight’s 2014 Annual Employment Screening Benchmarking Report indicated that their organization conducted drug and/or alcohol screening, and this number jumped to 62% for respondents with organizations of more than 4,000 […]
By Pam Devata & Paul Kehoe, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP Two years after the EEOC adopted its criminal background check guidance, confusion still remains for employers attempting to comply with the guidance. While it is clear that employers should not maintain bright line prohibitions against hiring any felons for all positions, the parameters of a lawful […]
Hiring top talent and minimizing the risk of bad hires are essential goals for all organizations. After all, employees are the face of organizations to both customers and the world, and high-caliber employees who deliver on their commitments are a keystone of building great organizations. Creating effective hiring practices, including employment screening, are an investment […]
The lingering impact of the global recession coupled with a reported lack of qualified talent have led many employers to seek out non-traditional approaches to managing talent, like asking current employees to take on additional responsibilities, sourcing employees with foreign backgrounds, and looking to contingent workers to take on business-critical duties. Unfortunately, as revealed by […]
