jeudi 6 février 2014

The Importance Of Pre Employment Screening Services

By Jayne Rutledge


Employers need to screen workers before they hire them to ensure that they are employing the right candidates. It is for the benefit of the business and the workforce to have candidates who are qualified, and disciplined. Businesses need to realize that they have an obligation to protect the workforce from bad employees. With the help of pre employment screening services, employers can protect their workers, reduce liabilities, promote good image, and minimize employee turnover.

Most problems inherent in businesses start from the hiring process. When an employer makes a mistake right from the start of hiring workers, then this could turn out to be very costly. Businesses with irresponsible bad employees incur a lot of losses in different ways. Workers who do not care about their duties can plunge a business into trouble.

Those workers may indulge in drugs and alcohol use. Driving a vehicle while drunk, or operating a machine when under the influence of alcohol can cause serious injuries. When accidents are caused by an employee in his or her course of duty, the employer bears the responsibility. At times, the screening process may have loopholes, which may not detect such bad behavior within a worker.

The employee turnover may be caused by things such as low payment and poor working environment, at times, it occurs due to misconduct of workers. Workers who show bad behaviors are fired from the company to protect the interest of the business and other workers. The employer should put in place stringent measures to prevent bad worker from being hired in the first place.

It takes a short time before bad worker show their true colors. They may present themselves as polite honest individuals but after a short time, they become troublesome and very disrespectful. They can taint the image of a company. Workers are the face of your business, and if they do not show good ethical behaviors, they are tainting the image of the business.

Increased turnover derails the growth of a business. It can affect the productivity, service delivery, revenue, and the image of a business. Increased turnover occurs when there are many cases of poor performance by workers. It also occurs when bad employees are sent packing or dismissed. Employees who perform poorly have no business remaining in a company, and they need to be shown the door.

Other workers indulge in bullying activities while others are aggressive, and they may cause accidents or assault their colleagues. It is essential that you have workers who are disciplined and do not have records of wrongdoings or criminal indulgences. Productivity is very important when it comes to the survival of a company. A business should increase its productivity in order to remain competitive in the market.

If you employ a candidate who has been implicated in wrongdoings such as theft, then you are welcoming a liability in your company. A pre employment screening ensures the candidates being hired are not only qualified but also responsible persons who can take the company to a higher level in terms of image, productivity, and growth. Such checking of the suitability of workers before being hired minimizes problems in businesses.




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