Background screening is a process of checking and verifying relevant personal and confidential information on an individual or organization to confirm whether they are being honest and straightforward about their qualifications and achievements. Employers carry out background checks to reduce the risks associated with negligent hiring. These risks include hiring someone who may pose a threat [...]
As diversity in the workplace increases, it has become increasingly important to know the background of your employees. With the world now being a global village, companies are hiring expatriates and non-residents more and more. Selecting the right employee depends on how rigorous any onboarding and vetting process is. In a bid to ensure the right [...]
Over 90% of employers do some sort of background verification for their new employees. This could be as minimal as calling references to try and ascertain the employee's professional persona or using a screening company to do a full background check. While this is commendable there is a gap that is overseen especially where dynamic checks [...]
You have probably read, heard, or even seen on television about jilted investors – people who have committed millions into investment schemes that have failed to take off. It could have been in real estate or farming for example – what seem like very sound investments to the uninformed. Kenya for instance is replete with [...]
On 13th August 2019 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law tough new rules criminalising the submission of fraudulent qualifications or misrepresentation of education credentials. This was as a result of many high profile personalities being accused of lying about their academic qualifications. The act aims to ensure the integrity of the institutions that grant [...]
