Although you should not skimp on or even skip
screening temporary workers, there is a way to minimize the costs.
Not exact matches
The department
screens and approves for admission: immigrants, foreign students, visitors and
temporary workers who help Canada's social and economic growth.
And luckily, there are some easy ways to make
screening of
temporary workers easy and affordable.
In a recent press release, the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) points out some compelling reasons why
temporary seasonal
workers should be
screened just as closely as regular
workers:
Your organization's entire workforce introduces risk, whether these individuals are your employees or not, so it is vitally important to take control of background
screening your extended workforce which includes
temporary or contingent
workers, contractors and even vendor representatives who work at your site.
As the popularity of an extended workforce grows, with more organizations hiring contingent, contract or
temporary workers, many employers also
screen these
workers, who may pose the same risks as regular employees.
In fact, while
temporary, contract, and contingent
workers often have the same access to company assets as traditional employees, 65 % of companies fail to uphold the same
screening requirements of their extended staff.
As the face of the global workforce changes to accommodate an increasing number of
temporary workers, this white paper examines the risks of limited
screening of temp
workers and offers alternative methods to manual
screening.
It's easy to see why so many companies might be willing to forego background checks — when a company needs to hire quickly, background checks adds time and money to the process — however, not
screening workers of any type (full - time,
temporary, contract, etc.) puts organizations at increased risk of negligence, fraud, theft and violence.
This session will review the top ten trends and best practices for 2011 when it comes to background checks and safe hiring, including the use of social networking sites, the EEOC approach to the use of criminal records and credit reports, international background
screening, resume fraud, dealing with
temporary workers, privacy and off shoring of personal data, and tools to protect against workplace violence.
We discuss the use of social metworking sites, the EEOC approach to the use of criminal records and credit reports, international background
screening, resume fraud, dealing with
temporary workers, privacy and off shoring of personal data, and tools to protect against workplace violence.
According to the â $ ˜Background Check FAQâ $ ™ page of the U.S. Census website, the Census Bureau takes public trust seriously and works to ensure that
temporary workers undergo the most thorough and accurate background
screening possible.
Examples other that the U.S. Census as to why
temporary workers need employment
screening include firms that routinely hire nighttime janitorial services without appropriate due diligence including background checks, and fast food industry routinely hiring suppliers and service firms that come into their restaurants to clean or deliver supplies.
This session will review the top ten trends and best practices for when it comes to background checks and safe hiring, including the use of social networking sites, the EEOC approach to the use of criminal records and credit reports, international background
screening, resume fraud, dealing with
temporary workers, privacy, off - shoring of personal data, and tools to protect against workplace violence.