Employee Background Checks

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Employee Background Checking Services

Employee background checks offer numerous benefits to employers and organizations, enhancing the overall quality of the workforce and mitigating various risks:
  1. Enhanced Security: Background checks help ensure that potential employees do not have a history of criminal behaviour that could pose a risk to the workplace and its employees.
  2. Reduced Risk of Fraud and Theft: Verifying the background of employees can prevent individuals with a history of financial misconduct from gaining positions of trust where they could commit fraud or theft.
  3. Improved Hiring Quality: Background checks help employers verify the qualifications and experiences claimed by candidates, ensuring they hire competent and truthful individuals.
  4. Compliance with Legal Requirements: Many industries are required by law to conduct background checks, particularly those involving vulnerable populations, such as healthcare, childcare, and education.
  5. Protection of Company Reputation: Hiring individuals with verified backgrounds can protect a company’s reputation by avoiding incidents that could harm its public image.
  6. Reduction in Turnover: By ensuring that new hires are well-vetted and suitable for their roles, companies can reduce the likelihood of turnover due to unsuitable hires.
  7. Enhanced Workplace Safety: Ensuring that employees do not have a history of violent behaviour, or other red flags contributes to a safer working environment for all staff.
  8. Verification of Licenses and Certifications: Background checks can confirm that candidates possess the necessary licenses and certifications required for their roles, ensuring compliance and competency.
  9. Legal Safeguards: Conducting background checks can protect companies from negligent hiring claims if an employee’s actions cause harm to others.
  10. Promoting Honesty Among Applicants: Knowing that background checks are part of the hiring process can encourage applicants to be more honest and forthcoming about their histories and qualifications. These benefits to business make sense and contribute to a more secure, reliable, and efficient workplace and save businesses, time, money, stress and liabilities. Performance Advantage will provide background checking services using a secure online portal.

The Checks May Include

Identification
Operator High Risk Licences Check
Right to Work AU/NZ (including visa monitoring)
Employment Confirmation
Qualification Check
Online Reference Check
Working with Children Check
Social Media Checks
Exit Interview
Driving
Full Driver History
Driver Validation/Demerit
Medical
Conditional to confirmation with Job Task Analysis
Assessments
ACER Numerical and Verbal Assessment

Conditions

Employee background checks offer numerous benefits to employers and organizations, enhancing the overall quality of the workforce and mitigating various risks:
  1. Employers must provide relevant information to undertake the checks as listed above.
  2. Employers are required to protect the information of their employees are results of any background checks.
  3. Employers will be required to obtain the informed consent of their employees or potential employee in to undertake background checks.

Deposit and Payment

A 50% deposit is required prior to commencement of services. Invoice must be paid within 7 days.