According to a new state of the industry study from Vero Screening, three quarters of HR and Compliance professionals believe Covid-19 has made screening employees even more important.
In the recent whitepaper, it was found that businesses admitted the pandemic has made background checks on potential and existing employees more crucial than ever. Through the research, Vero wanted to truly understand the issues and challenges businesses are facing when it comes to the recruitment and retention of skills in the post-pandemic world.
Named ‘The Changing Face of Background Screening’, the report asked 274 businesses about their attitudes towards, and current levels of engagement in, pre-employment and ongoing employee background screening practices.
Key findings
- Criminal record checks have seen the greatest rise in number since the pandemic
- A vast majority of businesses agree background screening is now a fundamental part of how a business is perceived by employees, suppliers and clients
- Only 3 in 5 businesses are routinely screening 75% or more of their workforce and/or suppliers.
Rupert Emson, CEO at Vero, said: “The way we do business has changed in light of the global events we’ve all been faced with in recent times. Working from home on a full-time, hybrid, or ad hoc basis has become the norm and employers are having to rethink the way they attract new talent as a result.”
“And while our findings show that, right now, the vast majority of businesses say employment checks are key to maintaining their internal culture and credibility with clients, there is clearly still some way to go for businesses in realising the true importance of screening.”
Vero, an Accurate Background Inc company, is the largest UK-based independent supplier of outsourced screening services, providing expert knowledge and world-class employment screening services for clients in 200+ countries.
Its new whitepaper ‘The Changing Face of Background Screening’ is available to download at www.veroscreening.com/research
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