April 27, 2009

Protecting your Company from Workplace Violence

Creating a safe place to work is the priority of nearly every company. Workers that feel safe have been shown to be more productive, possess higher employee morale, and have greater longevity with the company. But is your company doing everything it can to create a safe workplace? And how well do you really know the people you work with every day? According to a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 7,000 homicides occurred in the workplace from 1997 to 2007. While most of these occurred during the course of a rob...


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April 13, 2009

Research Suggests Screening More Important Now

An economic downturn means many companies will be disposing of unnecessary or less profitable services, but as recent studies suggest, background screening should not be one of them. The truth is, in harsh economic times there is a tendency to see increases in employee theft. People, like businesses, are trying to cut spending and maximize the resources that they currently have. Too often, however, the resources people have at their disposal are actually the company’s property. The risk posed by workers is only increasing as the econom...


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April 6, 2009

What You Need to Know About "Instant" Background Checks

Let’s face it—we live in a microwave world. In a time when your meals, entertainment, communications and banking are all available to you at the push of a button, you would think that an "instant" pre-employment background check would be a great idea, too. However, if you are looking into an instant background check solution, there are potential risks and gaps that you need to consider. Are there issues with database gaps and latency? The truth is that there is no centralized, real-time database that contains criminal,...


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