Background Checks for Business & Personal Use

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About Employment Background Checks

An employment background check is fast becoming an everyday business tool due to the current economic climate. Having said that, numerous applicants falsify information on their job applications and resumes. Based on yearly employment screening data compiled at Background Checks Systems, we identified discrepancies in 28% of all employment applicants screened.

Oftentimes, employers are not inclined to screen potential candidates due to confusion over federal labor laws and state regulations. Basically many of these laws and regulations are intended to protect both the employer and employee from one and the other. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) regulates how employers conduct employment background checks on job applicants.

It determines how a signed authorization consent should be procured from the applicant
It should include how information obtained must be related to the job position being applied for.
How this personal data will be treated and disposed in order to prevent identity theft
Should discrepancies be found making the applicant illegible for the job, the employer must provide the applicant an adverse action letter along with a copy of their background check as well as their rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act on how to dispute the findings

A legitimate background screening company will mainstream this time consuming process by mailing a compliant, pre-populated adverse action letter containing applicant's background check and FCRA rights to applicant on behalf of the employer. This serves as an added insulation layer for employer as it avoids pointing a finger at any decision-making culprit.

Hidden benefits

A good thing about background checks is the fact that the majority of employers claim to see an increasing quality of potential job applicants. Our new customers state that they experienced a change for the better the moment potential employees heard that comprehensive background checks were being conducted.

The explanation for this phenomenon?

A nationwide background check will:

Deter job seekers who are attempting to conceal their questionable past
Improves interest of job seekers searching for a secure and trusted working environment

Our Background Check Systems "verified by" badge will not only help you retain better employees, but will also let your own customers feel confident and assured when dealing with your staff. So by establishing trust, you generate more business.

What exactly is negligent hiring?

As reported in an article released by SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), Negligent Hiring is "the failure of the employer to investigate a job applicant's work experience, character, criminal history and other relevant data prior to the hiring of an employee."

Employers should invoke a morally conscientious and lawful policy to establish a safe & secure workplace. Knowing the true nature of any past blemishes of an employee's past facilitates the employer's judgment to consider if an applicant is suitable for the job position as well as working with other employees and being in contact with your customers.

Negligent hiring laws hold employers accountable for what they know and should have known about their employees. U.S. Courts have frequently established that employers hold a responsibility to perform sensible due diligence in hiring people who because of the type of work they will be performing, may present a danger to others.

History often repeats itself..

Background checks levels the field in your favor. It enables you to make intelligent risk-management decisions at the spurt of the moment. Often heard, "Don't let their past ruin your future".