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Questions You Should Ask To Help Validate The Importance Of Screening Are you hiring the right person for the Job? A good hire adds to the bottom line by becoming productive and effective in a timely fashion. While a bad hire cannot only cost you time and money, but also integrity and morale. According to the Department of Commerce 30% of businesses fail due to poor hiring practices. Do you know what your negligent hiring exposure is? More and more employers are being held legally and financially responsible for the actions of their employees. The average jury award is over $600,000 in a negligent hiring case. In 1995, over one million workers were assaulted and 1,000 homicides occurred on the job based on information from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. What about discrimination? By having a consistent screening and hiring program, you would have evidence of your objective in selecting the best possible candidate. This can often deflate claims of wrongful terminations and discrimination. How does employment screening impact terrorism? While performing background checks and doing employee screening may not eliminate the threat, it will definitely help reduce or minimize it. The FDA announced on 1/9/2002 that it recommends that criminal background checks be conducted on workers hired by farms and food companies to help protect our nation's food supply from terrorists. |
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