Benefits May 22, 2007

Employers Taking a Harder Line with Employee Screening

May 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New hires seem to be setting off more alerts in terms of their backgrounds' checking out with their new employer, according to Kroll's annual Hit Radio report and Industry Analysis.
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The survey showed an increase in criminal record hits from 8.5% last year to 9.1% and discrepancies in past employment verifications, from 36.5% to 49.4%, and education verifications, from 14.1% to 21.6%.

The greatest number of criminal record red flags in each of the eight areas tested by Kroll were:

  • Criminal Records
  • DMV Information
  • Social Security Number Trace
  • Drug Testing
  • Credit History
  • Employment Verification
  • Workers’ Compensation History

Barry Nadell, a senior vice president of Kroll ‘ s Background Screening division and author of the report, said that background checks dig deeper today than they used to and the data is more complete; managers are not the only ones being screened anymore; smaller companies have begun screening; and the methodology for screening employees has become more sophisdicated.

For a copy of the full Kroll report visit http://www.kroll.com/about/library/hit_ratio .

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