Due diligence, background investigation, and recruiters are just some words you might have heard around you. In the rapidly changing corporate environment, due diligence has become something of a necessity. So, what is it, and why do we need it?

 

In recent months since the pandemic, gun sales have surged with last month seeing an increase in the number of background checks for gun owners, according to data released by the FBI.

HR offices can potentially be the most litigious department in a company when you consider the many governing bodies that must be complied with on any given process. So common is it for corporations to be sued over some oversight in the applicant tracking process, that many companies have learned to factor the cost of lawsuits in their bottom line. 

The Federal Bureau of Investigations says there’s a surge in background checks

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads the crimes related to the pandemic are also at an all time high.

One of the foremost authorities on Talent ROI, Stephanie Crowe is Head of Global Learning at Ingenico Group.

how common is it and for what reasons would they be performed?

We all are familiar with running background checks on prospective employees, but how common is it to run background checks on current employees? First of all, you should know that running a background check on any employee at any stage is perfectly legal as long as the procedures for running background checks are still properly in place.