More than half (59%) of organisations have uncovered discrepancies throughout their employee screening process that would otherwise have been missed, according to 2016 HireRight APAC Employment Screening Benchmark Report highlighting the extreme importance of employee screening. Commonly uncovered problems include inflating salaries and job titles, falsifying educational qualifications and making up reasons for resignations.
Companies might assume background screening is only necessary for new hires. However, the report found that one of the most overlooked areas was rescreening of existing employees with four out of five (80%) companies stating they do not rescreen employees at promotion. Some companies only initiate screening for senior employees which means people who work their way up the ladder might move into leadership positions without ever being background checked.
Steve Girdler, Managing Director of APAC and EMEA, HireRigh commented, "Conducting background checks on candidates might be a norm for most organisations - but as they continue to gain increased access to talent pools across the world, potential threats grow too, making companies that much more susceptible to hiring risks and vulnerabilities. These threats appear both in terms of the authenticity of candidates and the potential threat they pose to a company's employees, customers, intellectual property, and reputation."
Paul Arkwright
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