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7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night

Sterling Check

Inspired by rising awareness of social and criminal justice issues, states, counties, and cities have stepped in with updates to existing laws or crafted new ones that can affect when and how criminal background checks take place. Local jurisdictions may also limit the types of crimes that you can inquire about.

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How to carry out Pre-Employment Screening Checks properly

uCheck

There are many things to consider with pre-employment screening checks, but you needn’t worry. What is pre-employment screening? In a nutshell, pre-employment screening includes checks that you carry out as an employer to make sure an applicant is suitable for the role you’re hiring for.

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7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night

Sterling Check

Inspired by rising awareness of social and criminal justice issues, states, counties, and cities have stepped in with updates to existing laws or crafted new ones that can affect when and how criminal background checks take place. Local jurisdictions may also limit the types of crimes that you can inquire about.

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7 Ways to Create an Effective Seasonal Hiring Strategy for Your Small Business

Homebase

Before hiring, you must understand the essentials of seasonal employment and relevant employment laws and establish an effective management strategy for your temporary staff. With Homebase, you can set pre-employment screening questions, such as availability during specific hours or willingness to work evenings and weekends.

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Improve your labor law compliance for 2020

BerniePortal

It prohibits most private employees from using lie detector tests, either for pre-employment screenings or during the course of employment. Failure to display the correct state and federal employment law notices can result in penalties, fines and lawsuits. Download Employee Rights Poster.

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How simple employment checks can protect your organisation

cipHR

In fact, in our December 2019 poll of webinar attendees , more than 30% of HR professionals said they had encountered candidate fraud in the form of employment discrepancies. Want to learn more about background checks and pre-employment screenings? Watch the on-demand webinar now.

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Optimizing the Onboarding Process for a Remote Workforce in a Post-Pandemic World

Cisive

If a drug test is required as part of your pre-employment screening policy, an electronic Chain of Custody (eCOC) drug testing process can help remote candidates complete this requirement and locate a collection site that is most convenient for them.