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The Baker's Dozen: Workplace Screening
- The top
13 providers of full-service workplace screening.
This
year’s annual listing of the top 13 full-service screening
providers has undergone notable changes. With more providers witnessing
an upswing in screening activity, which has translated into growth,
competition is stiff. Some names from last year are missing, some
new names are on the list, but the core players are still present.
The 13 companies acknowledged as full-service, end-to-end workplace
screening providers offer an array of services—criminal
background checks, credit checks, reference checks, motor vehicle
reports, identity verification, employment verification, work
eligibility, physical security, drug testing, physical examinations,
data and network security, security monitoring, and security training
and staffing.
This special section also includes user feedback from HR leaders
who have seen success with screening programs and an in-depth
look at how screening works, from choosing a provider to industry
trends.
To
Read the full article go to: http://www.hrotoday.com/Magazine.asp?artID=1512
St. Paul Gives Previously Incarcerated Persons A Break On City
Hiring
St.
Paul would welcome a few good felons. The city decided this week
to stop requiring job hopefuls to state on their applications
whether they've ever been convicted of a crime. The immediate
goal is to make sure the city doesn't discriminate against applicants
with criminal records, which is prohibited under state law. Backers
said the broader intent is to give people with minor rap sheets
a chance to turn their lives around. "After 9/11, with the
increasing number of background checks employers are doing, this
has become a problem for people that have made a mistake in their
lives," said Guy Gambill, advocacy coordinator for the Minneapolis-based
Council on Crime and Justice.
For
More Information, Please Visit: http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/16181165.htm
Accused
Murderer’s Love Search Gets Him Busted
A
fugitive wanted for a double homicide in Arkansas was arrested
on the weekend in Wisconsin after he posted his name, picture
and address on an online dating Web site, police said on Monday.Calvin
A. Bennett, 26, has been charged with two counts of murder in
the killings of Pierce Odell, 79, and his wife, Mary, 78, who
were found shot to death on October 30 outside their home in Nashville,
Arkansas, about 125 miles southwest of the state capital Little
Rock. "He was taken into custody shortly before noon on Sunday,
less than 12 hours after his picture was broadcast on (the television
show) 'America's Most Wanted,'" said Bill Sadler, a spokesman
for the Arkansas State Police.
For
More Information, Please Visit: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid
Background
Information Services, Inc. (BIS)
was recently named a Weatherhead 100 Award Winner for the second
consecutive year as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in
Northeast Ohio. At the Weatherhead 100 Awards Dinner on December
5, 2006, Cleveland Indians radio voice Tom Hamilton announced
the rankings of the 100 companies receiving this prestigious award.
BIS was proud to be honored as the 4th fastest growing company
in Northeast Ohio.
For additional
information, visit www.employeescreen.com
ClearStar.net,
a leading information provider for the employment screening industry
has earned certified status in Microsoft Corporation’s Partner
Program. As a Certified Partner, ClearStar.net has demonstrated
expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet
customer needs. Microsoft Certified Partners receive a rich set
of benefits – including access, training and support –
that give them a competitive advantage in the marketplace. “Only
companies that have demonstrated high levels of customer service,
proved their experience and attained advanced certification receive
the designation of Microsoft Certified Partner,” said Allison
Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing
Group at Microsoft. “Today, Microsoft recognizes ClearStar.net
for its skills and expertise in providing customer satisfaction
with Microsoft products and technology.” ClearStar.net is
a trusted provider of strategic services and decision making information
for background, employment and tenant screening firms. ClearStar.net
employs the completely platform and programming language independent
Microsoft .NET technology to provide screening companies with
an entirely web-based solution that is flexible, secure and fast
to deploy. ClearStar.net’s certification includes recognition
of their competency in Database Management Solutions.
For more information,
please visit: www.ClearStar.net
ChoicePoint®
Named Among World's Top Technology Providers to Financial Services
Industry for Third Year
For the third
consecutive year, ChoicePoint® today was named among the world's
top technology providers to the Financial Services industry as
part of the 2006 FinTech 100 list. The company placed 29th on
the annual listing of technology companies that derive more than
one-third of their revenue from the financial services industry.
The 2006 list marks the third time that American Banker and Financial
Insights have partnered to honor the world's top technology providers
to the financial services industry worldwide. The rankings include
the FinTech 100 and the top ten vendors to the banking, insurance
and capital markets segments. Analysis was conducted on more than
450 companies for the recognition.
For more information,
please visit: http://www.choicepoint.com/choicepoint/news.nsf/1e81a178107b63b18525687f00549
3a7/e0583e1c39ddf1d685257221007c950c?OpenDocument
ChoicePoint®
Honored With Inaugural Sue Weaver CAUSE Award
ChoicePoint®
was honored with the inaugural Sue Weaver "Opening Doors
for CAUSE in 2006" Award, designed to recognize companies
for exemplary efforts to help make the world a safer, more secure
place. The Sue Weaver CAUSE was founded in 2004 with the mission
of promoting "consumer awareness of unsafe service employment"
(or, "CAUSE") by requiring background checks on all
workers sent to peoples' homes. The organization was founded after
Sue Weaver was attacked and killed by a department store service
contractor who had previously worked in her home in Orlando, Fla.
Her attacker was later found to be a twice-convicted sex offender
on parole. ChoicePoint®, based in Alpharetta, Georgia, is
a leading provider of background screening services to companies
and non-profit organizations across the United States. ChoicePoint®
is a leader in social contribution and, through its ChoicePoint®
Cares giving programs, donates millions of dollars in free and
discounted technology to make the world a safer place through
the positive power of information. From ensuring volunteers who
work with children are not convicted criminals to helping locate
missing and exploited children, ChoicePoint® seeks out opportunities
to make a difference with their unique technical capabilities.
For more information,
please visit: http://www.sueweavercause.org
or http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061211/clm079.html?.v=34
Student-exchange programs scrutinized
Sally Smith is on a mission. She monitors foreign-exchange-student
activities throughout the United States to make sure teenagers
in the programs are safe from predators, pedophiles and other
criminals. Smith works with the Committee for Safety of Foreign
Exchange Students - and although she lives in San Diego, she wants
to be sure the Leon County School Board emphasizes safety and
security measures in its new policy for such programs. School
Board chairwoman Maggie Lewis-Butler said safety and security
of children in the program, American and foreign, will definitely
be the foremost priority. "I will recommend we use the same
screening policy we already have in place for our employees, mentors,
contractors, volunteers and other visitors to our schools,"
Lewis said. "That policy includes background checks and fingerprinting,
and I will strongly recommend it continues. The safety and security
of these children are our first concern."
For More Information, Please Visit:http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?A
ID=/20061208/NEWS01/612080344/1010
University
of Akron to do background checks on dorm applicants
AKRON -- University of Akron President Dr. Luis
Proenza announced that beginning next semester, those entering
the dorms and those who accept roommates will go through a tougher
screening process.
For More Information, Please Visit: http://www.wkyc.com/news/regional/akron_article.aspx?storyid=60621
Printed with permission from © 2006, MASSPIRG
Education Fund
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Retail
Crime Losses Reached A Record High Of $37.4 Billion Nationally
According To The National Retail Federation
For
More Information, Please Visit: http://web.crim.ufl.edu/research/srp/NRSS_2001.pdf
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Liberty Alliance Announces Libertyhire
A Breakthrough Recruiting Tool
LibertyHire is an exciting new product to
modernize and simplify client’s hiring and recruiting
process. It is safe, secure and easy to use. It consists
of an Online Employment Application and Career Center. The
Online Employment Application gives clients the ability
to receive employment applications online with the flexibility
to update the colors, logo, and specific verbiage. It also
enables recruiters to be able to Host Virtual Job Fair.
In addition, When looking at a specific employment application,
recruiters can take several actions: Send for a screen,
Reject Applicant, Hire Applicant, Create Career Center,
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based on specific needs of a specific job and Track positions
to specific recruiters.
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Refero Launches Online Solution
for Secure & Simple Employee Referencing
London - Refero Ltd announces the launch
of its secure Reference Database Management System (sRDMS),
a highly efficient employee referencing solution which uses
the internet to enable employers to store employee references
securely and permanently. References are easily accessible
by future employers, while former employees are confident
that a fully authorised and accurate record of their employment
is available.
For More Information, Please Visit: http://www.refero.co.uk/product.html
or http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,17732.shtml
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Negligent
Hiring Lawsuit Filed Against Burger King In Chicago
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Accused
Killer's Employer Faces Duty Of Care Query In $10 Million
Lawsuit
A $10 million wrongful-death suit brought
against the trash company that employed the man accused
of murdering fashion writer Christa Worthington is raising
significant questions over an employer's use of background
checks on potential employees. Specifically, lawyers said
the civil case being brought by the Worthington estate could
expand the duty of care business owners — especially
those in businesses where client contact is minimal like
a trash collection company — owe to customers when
owners become aware of a potential employee's past criminal
record. "It's a huge issue," said Bruce A. Bierhans
of Stoughton, who represents the trash company. "I
remember when the lawsuit first came out, I got a lot of
calls from trucking companies and trash companies, concerned
about whether they had to go out and do background checks
on all the guys driving their trucks now."
For More Information, Please Visit: http://www.masslaw.com/news1107.cfm
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Hiring
Foreign Nationals in Canada – An Immigration Overview
The ability to move personnel across borders
and to recruit skilled workers from abroad is of increasing
importance to many business operations. It is essential
that companies and their personnel recognize and comply
with applicable immigration laws. There is a growing need
in Canada for skilled workers. To fill skills shortages,
companies may have to consider hiring foreign nationals.
If you hire or use the services of a foreign national in
Canada, you must consider immigration issues, and you must
be prepared for the challenges of dealing with immigration
authorities. The key is to deal with immigration issues
on a proactive basis. This article provides an overview
of the immigration rules relating to hiring foreign nationals
to work in Canada.
For More Information, Please Visit: http://www.gowlings.com/resources/enewsletters/ImmigrationUpdate/Htmfiles/V1N02_20060731.en.html#b
International
Recruiting: Applicant Screening In Developing Markets
Screening techniques honed in developing
markets provide valuable lessons for talent management everywhere.
Originally, the push for screening in the developing markets
was driven by the multinationals, but now local employers
are increasingly recognizing the need for background screening.
"The biggest weakness among companies that are recruiting
in the developing countries is their lack of knowledge about
the local market and their willingness to rely entirely
on cheap background checks," says Bob Sikellis, managing
director and associate general counsel at Vance. "In
the U.S., the quality of standard pre-employment screening
is good enough for entry-level positions. But outside the
U.S., the quality is abysmal. The databases are simply not
available." Instead, companies must develop the capacity
for deeper pre-employment investigations, often working
with local partners. Even then, the company must know which
local security companies do quality work.
For
More Information, Please Visit: http://www.iaccm.com/full.php?id=466
Police Nab Convict Working As Security
Guard
Israel - Alert police officers in the Mahaneh
Yehuda market Wednesday stopped a suspicious-looking man
carrying an Uzi only to discover that he was a perfect example
of a threat to public security. The suspicious 32-year-old
man turned out to be a security guard who was employed by
a civilian contractor to secure the building of the Jerusalem
security barrier. The man did not have a license for the
automatic weapon he was carrying, and police were horrified
to discover that the man was a convicted criminal who is
currently being treated at an outpatient clinic for drug
addicts. Following questioning, the man was released on
restricted terms. After questioning the directors of the
security company, police discovered that the suspect was
hired without even so much as a nod at basic screening procedures.
According to police, the man arrived at the company, completed
a short interview, filled out forms and was given the weapon
and told to report to work.
For
More Information, Please Visit: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162372FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 Creates Requirement For Employment
Screening Practices To Identify “Fit & Proper”
Individuals
United Kingdom
- Employees need to be screened to meet companies’
standards of internal control and to meet the requirements
of the FSA. Failure to have regard to the requirements of
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) can lead
the authorised firm to be in breach of its own obligations
to the FSA, and also exposes the firm to risk of employing
individuals which can pose severe risk to the organisation.
The obligations of the regulated employer begins at the
time of recruitment. Under the FSMA, if a regulated employer
is asked for a reference for a former employee and is notified
that the prospective employer wishes to appoint the individual
as an approved person, the former employer must provide
all relevant information of which it is aware, as soon as
practically possible. Also, to employ an individual who
will be performing a controlled function or who will be
occupying a position of significant influence, approved
person status must be obtained from the FSA. The individual
cannot carry out a controlled function until they have been
deemed “fit and proper” for the role.
For More Information or to Read the Full Article, Please
Visit: http://www.powerchex.co.uk/documents/compliance%20monitor%20fit%20and%20proper.pdf
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Resource Center. Our intent is to continuous add relevant
information to create a valuable resource that will be used
over and over by anyone looking for information on doing
international background verifications, vetting or verifications.
It includes information on EU countries data protection
and other laws, Canada, terrorist searches and much more.
Also included is very practical information on time zones,
locating cities, etc. Check it out and I am sure you will
want to Bookmark it so you can use it over and over. To
view the International Section go to www.PreemploymentDirectory.com
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Workplace
Violence Prevalent Among Large Employers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
reports that half of employers with a workforce of 1,000
or more experienced incidents of workplace violence within
the 12 months prior to the survey's recent completion. The
survey examined the prevalence of security features, risks
facing employees, employer policies and training, and topics
related to maintaining a safe work environment. Large employers
report the most prevalent type of incident (34 percent)
occurs between co-workers; incidents involving a customer
or client (28 percent); and domestic violence (24 percent).
"Other" incidents comprise the remaining cases
cited. More than 70 percent of U.S. workplaces have no formal
program or policy addressing workplace violence, according
to the survey. However, among those that do, about 82 percent
are private companies.
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More Information, Please Visit: http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=8431432&sub=false
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UPCOMING CONFERENCES & EVENTS: |
Society
for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Annual Conference,
Las Vegas, NV, June 24-27, 2007, http://www.shrm.org/conferences/annual/
For Details
on State Conferences, go to http://www.shrm.org/conferences/state/CMS_004287.asp
CUPA-HR
National Conference & Expo 2007,
November 8-10, 2007, http://www.cupahr.org/
http://www.cupahr.org/conferences/conference/exhibitsponsor.html
For Details on Regional Conferences go to http://www.cupahr.org/newsroom/news_template.asp?id=1982
World
Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA), World
Congress, For Details on International events by date
go to http://www.wfpma.com/dates.html
2007 Events (Click
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