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The Top Screening and Employment Issues We Faced in 2014

TLNT: The Business of HR

And this point in the year means it’s almost time to close the books on 2014. As the year comes to an end, I’ve spent some time looking back at the legal trends in hiring and employment screening throughout 2014. more…).

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Freelance and Contract Workers: Why Comprehensive Background Checks are Important

Cisive

With the growing number of contract, gig and freelance workers globally, many companies are shifting to a more fluid staffing model. While this impacts talent acquisition and management, one question keeps coming up: Should companies screen temporary or contract workers? Where Background Checks Come In. In short, yes.

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How Resume & Employment Verification Protects Employers

Cisive

Resume fraud is a global problem that affects employers, the gig economy, and volunteer agencies whether they are screening in the U.S., screening people with history outside of the home country, or screening outside of the U.S. Protecting Your Business with Resume and Reference Verification.

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How Can the Improper Use of Background Checks Could Get You Sued?

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Original Post: 3-15-16 Updated Post: 4-29-16 Updated Post: 7-18-16 Updated Post: 10-23-16 Updated Post: 4-4-17 In April 2015, the staffing industry and others were rocked by the news that retail giant Amazon had been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit. In December 2014, Aerotek Inc. It was co-accused in the class action.

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5 Culture Trends for 2019

As we approach 2019, major shifts in the work environment will continue to affect the ways companies do business. Companies that are looking to attract, engage, and retain top talent should leverage these trends to create workplaces where employees thrive.

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Linium Eliminates Employee Replacement Costs

Outmatch

Linium, a global staffing and recruiting firm, wanted to gain competitive edge by improving quality of hire for their clients. Since they began using automated reference checking in 2014, their employee replacement rate has dropped from 3% to 0%—meaning they haven’t had to replace any new hires at their client companies.

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I disabled my coworker’s caps-lock key, employee calls me his “manageress,” and more

Ask a Manager

Employee keeps referring to me as his “manageress” I was recently promoted from a four person team and became the head of that team, replacing a male manager who departed. – 2014. Recruiter wants me to run jobs by her before I apply. I began working with a staffing agency in the past few weeks.