Background checks boost confidence in the workplace, and allow you to fulfil your legal and regulatory obligations to all stakeholders.
More than half of all job applicants will lie on their resume/CV and application. This means that it can be very easy to hire unqualified or unsuitable people if you don’t conduct background checks and/or engage the right background checks company. Forging credentials for employment purposes is on the rise because of the saturated unemployment market; but many organizations do not realize how critical background checks is and engaging the right company to carry them out.
Background checks is your very first line of defense; it helps to prevent fraudulent hires. A bad or fraudulent hire can be detrimental in many ways: It can have negative impact on productivity and quality of work and/or services, which over time, can seriously damage the reputation and growth of the business. Background checks isn’t applicable only to new employees, but also to existing staff moving into a role of higher responsibility or importance, like an IT or Finance position or a position where they will have access to any form of sensitive information.