From the biggest corporations, to the smallest mom and pop businesses one factor is always key. Employee quality matters. Hiring the wrong person can cause immediate and long term damage to your company’s reputation, employee morale and financial health. Courts have routinely held that employers have a duty of due diligence in their hiring practices. If a bad hire ultimately results in litigation, the legal fees from a single incident can easily reach well into six figures. Jury awards typically are in the millions. Safe Hiring practices, including due diligence and background checks, are a necessity if employers want to stay out of court. So depending on your industry, you might want to to screen for different factors when looking to hiring new employees. Consistent with the law, you also might want to check in with some of your existing employees as well, to ensure that their status hasn’t changed.
Types of Investigations
Background Investigation – These investigations will give you a general idea of a current or potential employee’s criminal background, and can also include a search into his or her financial records should the position require a proficiency in finance.
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Pre-employment Screening – Screening potential employees is likely always a major part of your company’s risk management process. But studies have shown that during a recession, people are especially driven by desperation and more apt to lie on their resumes or in interviews just to keep their heads above water. This type of investigation can help to weed out the dishonest or less qualified candidates, and lessen the financial or legal risk of hiring the wrong person.
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Due Diligence – An essential part of the risk management process, a due diligence investigation involves the examination and evaluation of risks affecting business transactions such as corporate acquisitions or mergers, loans, and investment transactions, and can protect your company by insuring the integrity of those with whom you do business.
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Vendor Screening – Odds are, traditional employees aren’t the only people a company encounters on a regular basis. A vendor screen will investigate the background and credibility of companies that have access to your company—such as janitorial or security companies.
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These are our most popular packages. However, investigations can be customized to fit your specific needs. Please contact us to discuss your particular situation.