Value Of Pre Employement Background Checks For Small-Business

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Value Of Pre-Employement Background Checks For Small-Business

Small business owners always wonder about whether they should do an extra investment of time & money on background

checks or not.

As an employer, you should know what are the benefits of conducting background check on prospective employees.

Uncover the truth with background checks :-

In current scenario of job market, many candidates opt to hide their turbulence aspects of past in order to get a lucrative

position.

A thorough background check not only protect the employer but also ensures that other employees will remain safe at the

workplace.

A background check includes :- :- Work history & educational verification

:- Drug test by a 3rd party before interview

:- Criminal background checks to get civilian and government clearance.

The process of starting a background check :---------

Employers can make use of consumer reporting agencies to get more information about candidates.

But the employer must get prior consent and sign of the candidate to go through all these procedure.

The candidate also receives a summary of that report which helps him to know why he got disqualified.

Note -This background check can't be proceed without the the consent of candidate.

The employer should inform the candidate first about any negative reports before rejecting him as per FCRA.

If the employer takes any negative attempts in regards to candidates report without informing candidate then the

employer will be punishable as per FCRA.

If the candidate don't respond to employers report or can't provide vivid explanation regarding the the negative report

then employer can take action of not to hire.

As per FCRA, before taking any legal action make sure to seek legal counsel to protect against violation of state law.

While disqualifying a candidate, the employer must produce Adverse Action letter, copy of the report, and a copy of the

Summary of Consumer Rights as per FCRA.

Through the help of these steps of background check, an employer gets potential benefit to avoid the claim of negligent

hiring.

For an employer, the litigation costs can be reduced or eliminated if he hires a well-

qualified candidate.

Different Ways to conduct a quick background check ----

:- An employer can hire a 3rd party service for all background checks provision

without getting involved.

:- The use of background screening software which helps in checking for criminal and drug related cases in a quick

way.

:- The talent management software also works as background screening in some cases where you must get a consent from

candidates.

:- And lastly, an employer can ask the candidates to submit the background screening details at their own cost which can be

reimbursed if they are get placed.

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