Why Choose Background Screens?

Great employees can help take your company to the next level, but bad employees can cost you irreparable damage.

Do you really know the person you're hiring? Individuals with histories of theft, dishonesty, poor driving records, drug abuse and other criminal activities are applying for positions at your company. The risks to your business are enormous.

Employers who fail to screen:

• Expose their companies to financial loss from otherwise avoidable employee theft.

• Expose their customers and their workers to the risk of violence and injury.

• Expose themselves to costly negligent hiring/retention claims.

• Increase the cost of hiring due to increased turnover.

Applicant Dishonesty:

50% of all resumes and applications contain fabrications.
    Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Workplace Violence:

While working or on duty, U.S. residents experienced 1.7 million violent victimizations annually from 1993-1999. Workplace violence accounted for 18% of all violent crime between 1993 and 1999.
    Bureau of Justice Statistics

Theft/Fraud:

It is estimated that 10% of the nation's employees are hard-core pilferers and 80% will become involved in employee theft when no active security measures are taken.

    U.S. Department of Justice

Employee theft is estimated to cause one out of every three business failures.
    U.S. Department of Commerce

Turnover Costs:

It costs a company approximately one-third of a new hire's annual salary to replace an employee.
    U.S. Department of Labor

Negligent Hiring Liability:

The average jury award for civil suits on behalf of the injured is $3 million.
    Workplace Violence Research Institute

Drug Abuse:

Substance abusers are absent three times more often and use up to 16 times as many health care benefits as non-substance abusers. They are also six times more likely to file a workers' compensation claim.
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services