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This article provides useful, detailed information about Criminal Background Check Forms.
A criminal background check is an integral part of the pre-employment screening process presently. It is the duty of the employer to ensure that employees are provided a safe and secure environment, and screening an applicant can go a long way to ensure this sort of atmosphere in the company or office. In order to run a background check, the employer must have some basic details about the applicant. These details can be obtained by providing the applicant with an application to
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4 Reasons Your Cleaning Company Needs to Do Background Checks
Chances are your cleaning company employees work in buildings
after hours and have access to areas that may hold confidential
information or valuables. How can you be sure the employees you
hire can be trusted when working unsupervised? Paying close
attention during the interview will help, but another tool you
can use is the employee background check.
More companies than ever are doing background checks on new
employees. There are several reasons for this:
1. According to the Society of Human Resource Management in
Alexandria, Virginia, 37% of all applicants put some false
information on applications and resumes and 65% of resumes are
enhanced or exaggerated.
2. Lawsuits for "negligent hiring" are on the rise. If one of
your employees hurts someone you can be held liable.
3. Current events, such as high profile child abuse and
abduction cases, the terrorist attacks of 9-11, and the scandals
of executives have created concerns when recruiting and hiring
new employees.
4. Federal and state laws require background checks of people
working in certain situations, including working with children,
the elderly and disabled individuals. Plus some cleaning
contracts will require you to perform background checks on your
employees if you want to gain the contract.
The types of background checks performed can vary, but they
typically include:
· Employment verification
· Education verification
· Criminal history
· Driving and motor vehicle records
· Credit history
· Military background
· Verifying references
· Drug testing
Requiring prospective employees to complete a comprehensive job
application will also help in pointing out gaps in employment
and other questionable details. Make sure your application form
requires the following information: the applicant's full legal
name, date of birth, Social Security Number (SSN), dates and
places of previous employment, and any training or educational
certificates received. It is also important to verify the
person's identification. Make a copy of the person's driver's
license and social security card to keep on file.
Background checks can be a complicated practice as different
states allow you to collect different types of information. You
are required to get written consent from the employee before
performing background checks. Remember to treat all potential
employees in the same manner by requiring a standard background
check. If you run a random criminal background check on only one
or selected employees, you may have created the basis for a
discrimination suit against your company.
If you are uncertain about what you can legally do when
researching an employee's background, consider hiring a firm
that specializes in performing background checks. The price for
hiring a firm varies depending on the services and how extensive
of a background check they perform.
You as an employer can be held liable for accidents and crimes
committed by your employees. Doing background checks can provide
you with peace of mind as well as a valuable marketing tool.
Letting your customers and potential customers know you perform
background checks can be that extra hook that lands the account.
About the author:
Steve Hanson is co-founding member of The Janitorial Store (TM),
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As an employer, it is understandable that you want to know as much as possible about a prospective employee. A combination of employment application, personal references and background investigations can give you a sense of peace when entrusting an individual with responsibilities within your company. It is also important that employers not rely solely upon the employment application alone. It is estimated that up to 30% of all applications contain some type of falsifications or fabrications. Many methods exist to inquire about the background of a candidate.
One of the most utilized types of background checks is the criminal background investigation.
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You would think that the internet scam artists would take a vacation from bilking unsuspecting victims during such recent natural disasters as hurricane Katrina, and the tsunami that killed over a quarter million people right after Christmas. "Not so.", says Jim Merrick of Click First, a one stop online informational portal that provides background information about businesses and individuals (www.clickfirstlinks.com). Merrick warns that some people have no mercy when it comes to fraud. "Just look at what happened recently after hurricane Katrina", states Merrick, "internet scammers posing as the Red Cross have been collecting funds via unsolicited emails. Can you
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Depending on your state and what type of business you are in, employee background checks may or may not be mandated by law. In businesses that deal with children or seniors, Federal law requires background checks on all employees and/or volunteers. The reasons should be obvious: the Federal government wants to ensure that those served are safe from hard and employers need to safeguard themselves against negligent lawsuits.
If an employee will be doing any type of driving for the business, it is important to know their driving history. For insurance purposes, employers need to have up-to-date information regarding the
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