You the employer routinely conduct a thorough vetting process on new-hires, and as a result you are generally keeping good employees and minimizing turnover costs. However, what steps are you taking, to deter against “inside jobs” and other criminal activity which could occur in your workplace??? Many times, people’s life-circumstances (esp. financial situations) change, and, as a result, some make unwise and unhealthy choices out of desperation.
Know the Facts! Nine out of ten problems in any corporate setting are generally caused by individuals within that organization. Deterrence of dysfunctional and/or criminal activity at the front-end of employment is best conducted with an effective pre-employment screening process, but what do you do after that? You should conduct follow up annual criminal checks on all employees, plus driving record checks on those employees who drive in furtherance of your business plus follow up credit report inquiries on those who hand company funds, make purchases in furtherance of the business, etc.
These continuing “due diligence” inquiries will examine an employee’s recent criminal and financial history to uncover irregularities that might lead that employee to commit a financial or even a violent crime. It could, for example, reveal significant changes in an assistant manager’s lifestyle that would have raised red flags. Develop an internal Employee Integrity Program so that proactively you can identify potential problems before they develop into something catastrophic for the organization.
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