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When screening the background of a job applicant, one of the most important things an employer can do is conduct a thorough Criminal Record Check. While it’s not necessary for each and every potential employee to have a spotless criminal history, it is vital that workers not pose a direct threat to a company’s customers or its other employees. By not performing a Criminal Record Check to screen out persons with a proven history of violence or sexual harassment, businesses are opening the door to a wide array of problems that can run from lost productivity and reduced staff morale to damaged company reputations and costly legal judgments resulting from negligent-hiring lawsuits.
It’s especially important to check the criminal convictions of workers who deal with children, the elderly, or the disabled. And, of course, it’s vital to assure that those with fiscal responsibilities for your company are scrupulously honest.
Checking criminal records, however, is not always a simple task. It takes experience and the ability to hand-check local court records to get the most accurate and up-to-date information possible.
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