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BackCheck is a rapidly growing firm in the field of Human Resources Outsourcing. With thousands of clients ranging in size from 50 to 150,000 employees, BackCheck is a leading provider of pre-employment due-diligence.

 

BackCheck's red flag rates* are as follows:

  Criminal Record Check
19%
 
  Employment Verifications
30%
 
  Education Verification
10%
 
  Reference Checks
34%
 
  Credit Report
30%
 

 

Compelling reasons to perform Background Checks

 

 

Employee Theft Statistics

 

 
  • Employee theft accounts for 46% of shrinkage in North American Industry.
    - University of Florida. 2001 National Retail Security Survey-Final Report.

  • Employee theft costs nearly 1% of total annual sales in North America.
    - University of Florida. 2001 National Retail Security Survey-Final Report.

  • The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that 75% of all employees steal at least once, and that half of these steal again ...and again. The Chamber also reports that one of every three business failures are the direct result of employee theft.

 

 


Workplace Violence Statistic

 

 
  • Homicide is now the #2 cause of death in the workplace (1,000+ deaths last year)
    - Bureau of Justice Statistics.


 


Cost of Turnover Statistics

 

 
  • Cost of turnover estimates range from $8,839 for an $8/hour unionized employee and $56,844 for a store manager in a retail grocery setting.
    - "New Ideas for Retaining Store-Level Employees" by Dr. Blake Frank,
    University of Dallas, Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council.

 

 


Fraudulent Resume Statistics

 

 
  • The average “bad hire” that leaves a company within six months costs the company approximately $40,000 in severance pay, training, wasted human resource time, possible search firm fees, loss of productivity and impact on employee morale.
    - U.S. Department of Labor

 

 

BackCheck specializes in pre-employment background checks, including Criminal Record Checks, Credit Reports, Investigative Reference Checks, Employment Verifications, Education Verifications, and Motor Vehicle Records. With thousands of clients ranging in size from under 50 to over 150,000 employees, BackCheck is a leading provider of pre-employment screening.
 


 

 

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