Hiring the wrong person can cause immediate and long term damage to your organization’s reputation, employee morale and financial health. Courts have routinely held that all 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 background checks, are a necessity if employers want to stay out of court.
Maybe you’re a school official who would like to periodically verify that all your teachers and other school employees are consistently record-free. Or you might be a local nonprofit looking to sponsor an event, and you need to ensure that your volunteers or vendors are not affiliated with organizations that could be considered threatening. Or you belong to a co-op board, and you want to be sure you approve only the most desirable tenants. Whatever the situation, a background investigation can meet your specific needs, and help you to ensure that the people who are entrusting are exactly who they say they are.
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 organizations 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 your institution, and can protect your company by ensuring the integrity of those with whom you interact.
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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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Tenant Screening – As a management company or co-op board, it’s always important to know your potential tenants and what kind of residents they would be. This type of investigation can help to weed out the dishonest or potentially unsavory tenants, and lessen the financial or legal risk of renting or selling to the wrong person.
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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.