Improved Quality of Hire
The first thing you will notice when using a comprehensive background screening program, is a greatly increased quality of hire in your staffing efforts. Talent acquisition is a struggle in nearly every business, and qualifying candidates with accurate information is a great portion of that struggle.

Improved Safety and Security
Employment background checks help greatly reduce the chance of future workplace violence by filtering out applicants that could present a threat to the workplace environment. Comprehensive screening will detail past incidents which may provide critical insight to behavioral habits that could pose a threat in the future.

Improved Regulatory Compliance
A third-party background screening provider with in-house compliance expertise, can help your company properly create a screening solution that not only satisfies your industry standards, but also state and federal regulatory requirements, which vary from state-to-state and by type of position you are staffing. Without this type of background screening program in place, your company risks fines, and ongoing legal issues.

Decrease in Negligent Hiring Risks
There is a high degree of risk in negligent hiring, which often leaves your company directly liable for your employees’ actions. It has become increasingly commonplace to see a company that neglected to check the backgrounds of employees prior to hiring and have consequently been liable because of it. When incidents occur that a company could have prevented knowing an employee’s past, lawsuits are filed, and companies often suffer immeasurable damage to their reputation because of it.

Decrease in Employee Turnover
Background screening new employees will dramatically reduce your rate of unwanted turnover. The more you know about a new hire before an employment offer is ever made, the more you will reduce your chance of making the wrong hiring decision.

Reduced Drug/Alcohol Abuse
Substance Abuse Screening can reduce the harmful effects of drug and alcohol abuse including absenteeism, tardiness, employee turnover, attitude problems, embezzlement, low productivity, crime, violence, and more.​​​ 

Benefits of Employee Investigations 

​​There are many benefits to be gained from a successful workplace investigation. Your time and effort either leading the investigation or working with an outside firm can be helpful to your organization for several reasons.

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Early Intervention. Determining What Occurred
The immediate aim of all investigations should be to determine what exactly happened, and the ability to stop it. Or, if nothing happened, to determine why someone is complaining. Either way, your investigation will result in an early understanding of workplace culture issues. A proper investigation will reveal workplace issues, enabling business leaders to create a plan for further action and avoid potential workplace liability.

Addressing and Correcting Workplace Culture Problems
Usually through an investigation, you are able to identify potential negative/detrimental workplace culture issues. The issues you spot are then identified and the opportunity to correct them is available. This presents the opportunity for positive workplace culture changes that enable your organization to shift towards inclusion, diversity and a friendly place to work for your talent.

Enforce Company Policies
Company policies should be followed, not violated. Showing employees that your company investigates policy violations when it comes to workplace conduct sets the right tone. You can show through your investigation that you care about your company policies and guidelines and that your organization is prepared to present consequences for misconduct.

Encourage Employee Communication and Reporting
Investigating and dealing with problems quickly will encourages employees to come forward with their issues and concerns. This means that you’ll hear about workplace trouble right away before it has a chance to grow into a more serious problem. Your workforce will become comfortable with your Human Resources and/or Senior Management teams if employees feel safe reporting their concerns.

Reduce or Eliminate Liability
A successful investigation, regardless of the outcome, will help your company avoid or defend against lawsuits in the future. If misconduct has occurred and it is stopped, liability potential is reduced. If it didn’t occur and that finding is properly documented, you have developed a solid defense to any formal employee lawsuit.