{"id":16507,"date":"2021-12-23T09:08:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T09:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/?p=16507"},"modified":"2024-01-22T13:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T13:53:15","slug":"employee-screening-during-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/ar\/employee-screening-during-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Screening During COVID-19: Doesn’t Have to be Complicated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Employee Screening During COVID-19 Made Simple<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Employee Screening During COVID-19. Unsurprisingly, the virus has had a massive impact on businesses, and the recruitment industry is certainly not immune to that. Companies adapted quickly to survive, and the legacy of COVID-19 may forever change the nature of recruitment and the workplace landscape. CRI Group’s survey<\/a> revealed that 77 per cent of HR professionals accept that there is a risk that employees can initiate fraudulent activity because of the work-from-home arrangement. The rise in recruitment fraud is creating several challenges – last year, it cost \u00a323 Billion just in the UK. The COVID-19 is set to cost even more. And what is particularly worrying for any HR professional is that fraud in recruitment regularly sees genuine businesses used to add legitimacy to illegal behaviour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Background checks and necessary screenings are vital to avoid horror stories and taboo tales that occur within HR, your business or even your brand – simply investing insufficient screening can save you time, money and heartbreak. COVID-19 is adding even more complexity and new challenges to your job:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Money mule scammers specialise in hacking employer accounts at job recruitment Websites like Monster.com and other popular employment search services. Armed with the employer accounts, the crooks are free to search through millions of resumes and reach out to people who are in fragile situations due to COVID-19.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. According to jobs site Glassdoor, the virus has sparked new demand for professions related to infectious diseases, which has recorded a more than doubling of job postings with keywords related to coronavirus this month, particularly within the government, healthcare, and biotech and pharmaceuticals. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The recruiters that weather the COVID-19 storm will be those that adapt as the situation unfolds. Outsourcing your background screening is smart and effective. CRI\u2122 Employee Background Checks can reduce the risk of hiring someone who could cause irrevocable damage. Firms spend years, thousands, even millions to brand their products and services and one bad hire can cause loss of capital and reputation to the extent that may bring a business to fail. A robust pre-employment check can help you and your company:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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    • Reduce turnover & training costs<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Gain a competitive edge through the hiring of better people<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Increase productivity \u2013 help your employees be more productive knowing that everyone employed by your company has been screened<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Set your company apart & win more business<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Reduce employee-related problems<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Protect company reputation\/brand & customer relations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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