Volunteers waiting for criminal background checks to get approved got good news Wednesday from police, who said they are working through the backlog clogging the system.
But the executive director of Volunteer Alberta says the change is happening too slowly.
Last year, the federal government stipulated that volunteers who work with children or the elderly would have to submit fingerprints as part of criminal background checks if their birthdates and gender match those of a known sex offender.
Credentialing is a process which has evolved over the years, and it has added a substantial value to patient’s health care and safety. Although the credentialing processes do vary from organization to organization but the concepts are basically the same in any hospital. “When bad or imposter physicians slip through the system, patients pay the price!”
All knows that these days most employers conduct background employment checks on their prospective and potential hires, often times, the results of these checks are find determinant on whether you get the job or not. Well, in today’s economic environment, firms cannot afford to be side-tracked by employee problems such as workplace violence, theft, false resumes, embezzlement, lawsuits for negligent hiring, harassment, or trumped-up inquiry claims. The truth is that employers are very strict and conscious about making hiring decisions; they are not taking risks at all. They are running comprehensive employment checks on their employees to pick out the wrong ones on initial stages.
Prior to the acquisition of a company, the buyer has an opportunity to review all the records and documentation of the seller to assess the health of the company. This “due diligence” includes an audit of the human resources function. The seller then has a clear picture of the costs of the human side of the business.
Fraud by employees is the fastest growing economic crime, accounting for between 60% and 85% of all fraud committed against businesses – depending whose figures you believe. The annual Fraud Barometer, published by KPMG, showed a 50% increase in the first half of 2008. Bank related fraud recorded its highest ever year-on-year rate of increase.
Can employers face liability for failing to conduct pre-employment background checks? What background information may employers consider? Should a 20-year-old homicide conviction preclude someone from driving a bus? These are some of the questions arising in the wake of a recent tragic bus accident involving a driver with a criminal record.
First Advantage Corporation, a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, today announced the release of its Global Screening Benchmark Report. The report provides employers with an overview of the employment screening results for Q3-Q4 2009 and Q3-Q4 2010 for many of the world’s top employers and helps them evaluate their employment screening programs. The report is based on a subset of checks conducted by First Advantage for their clients.
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