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29th September 2009
Everyone wants to be beautiful, young, healthy and fit. There is no end to the diets, workouts and health plans. Yet the most important diet of all has been overlooked. This is a diet that releases stress, relaxes muscles, offers sound sleep, diminishes a... Read >
Author: wbdoyle28th September 2009
Anger is a serious problem for one in every five Americans. Road rage, workplace violence, domestic abuse and even addiction are just a few of its many expressions. The reason such a large umber of our nation’s citizens are on antidepressants, overweigh... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
The employee is a vital part of a company’s business. In fact, one can even say that the employee makes a company for surely without him, the company can never be. Employees are the workforce that keeps a company going. They serve as the fuel that keeps... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
Act First Safety is your first resource in providing outstanding safety training to businesses located in Canada. Whether it is through their instructor led or online/eLearning training, meeting your safety goals is their top priority. Act First Safety pr... Read >
Author: SEO Consulting21st August 2009
People do background check to gather information about criminal records, commercial records and financial records of a person. This is often requested by employers on job candidates, especially on candidates seeking a position that requires a high securit... Read >
Author: Wendy Gorman12th August 2009
Employers that hire high volumes of employees, whether they are temporary, seasonal, or the particular industry just has a high rate of turnover, have a special place of risk when it comes to safe hiring.
On one hand, they know that if they don’t tak... Read >
Author: Lester Rosen10th August 2009
HOW TO CONDUCT A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
By: Joe Hoover, Anni Adkins and Dr. Lew Deitch
May 15, 2007
Why conduct a criminal records check? This is a question that many prospective employers, landlords or business people ask when first considering a... Read >
Author: Investigative Professionals31st July 2009
Workplace violence is a serious problem in California. According to a recent study, a Californian worker is more likely to be killed from an assault in workplace than in a car accident.
In 2005, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics also conducted a surve... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group27th July 2009
Employers that hire many seasonal and temporary workers, as well as large companies that mass-hire many employees, are at a special kind of risk when it comes to safe hiring practices.
On one hand, they know that if they don’t take measures to condu... Read >
Author: Lester Rosen15th June 2009
Many organizations consider pre-employment drug screening as an effective strategy to save their workplace from unwanted conflicts due to the drug abusers. Pre-employment drug screening is a proactive measure companies take to maintain high productivity e... Read >
Author: Stephen Jhonson11th June 2009
Anger is a natural emotion in every human-being that empowers against any threat or attack on the well-being. It is not the anger which is the matter of concern but the mismanaged temper and anger which is the chief root of conflict. Every fifth American ... Read >
Author: spiral2g@gmail.com 20th May 2009
Employers have long recognized that conducting due diligence on new hires is a mission critical task. Firms cannot afford to be sidetracked by employee problems such as workplace violence, theft, false resumes, embezzlement, harassment or trumped-up injur... Read >
Author: Lester Rosen05th May 2009
In corporate America, pre-employment background checks of new hires have become a standard risk-management tool. It is no longer a matter of whether a firm should screen applicants, but how to accomplish it. A 2004 study released by the Society for Human ... Read >
Author: Lester Rosen07th April 2009
None of Our Business: When Domestic Violence Comes to Work
When the director of my four-year-old’s preschool called to tell me that a teacher’s battering boyfriend had threatened to shoot up the school, I found myself reacting like many employers ... Read >
Author: Joni Johnston10th February 2009
Based on my experience in the area of Emotional Intelligence (EI), a group of internal consultants asked me to facilitate a session for their Chicago Organizational Development Network. Comprised of highly seasoned consultants from large organizations, t... Read >
Author: Byron Stock28th January 2009
No matter how dangerous a job is, someone somewhere has to do it. A lot of these people don't get paid that much for their jobs, either, so there must be something out there that makes these people want to do these things for a living. When people think o... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer09th January 2009
Today, the size of the business is no longer the basis of whether or not the management should do an employment background check on their prospective employees. Incidents like workplace violence, corporate scandals and for its security purposes as well m... Read >
Author: sarahfltchr04th December 2008
Not long ago, I was invited to facilitate a professional development network (PDN) session of the Chicago Organizational Development Network. The group, comprised of seasoned consultants from large organizations, gathers with the purpose of sharing infor... Read >
25th November 2008
Over 80% of Fortune 500 corporations now test for illicit drug use before hiring an employee. According to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, however, potential applicants who currently use drugs are more likely to apply t... Read >
Author: Cathy Taylor09th September 2008
Employee background check refers to a comprehensive checking and cross-checking of facts and personal information pertaining to the information that is furnished by the job seeker at the time of hiring.
The process of employee background check may invo... Read >
Author: lexiemarine09th September 2008
There are various kinds of workplace violence that takes place in the corporate world today. Basically they can be divided into two kinds – internal and external. Internal workplace violence results when a superior or a physically stronger person abuses... Read >
Author: TBOTECH09th September 2008
An emerging concern in business, retail security focuses on the various security issues in the retail setting. Retail security comprises of the various effective designs to manage security and prevent loss. It also encompasses areas like accident investig... Read >
Author: Cryxellis2309th September 2008
The 9/11 tragedy did not just give America a reason to shed tears but also a reason to wake up and act. Terror happens all the time and it occurs without any respect. Terrorism is something more than flying airplanes, rustling bombs, or rattling guns. S... Read >
Author: Paula James05th September 2008
A young couple hired a teenage babysitter to look after their child while they were away at a company party. The teenage girl had come to them with good references from a neighbor. On the day of the party, the girl arrived on the dot. Mama and Papa went f... Read >
Author: Melina Menny15th July 2008
Employers should ensure that all of their employees possess a good background given that it is the later which can break or make the name of the company.
There are issues that should be considered and one of those is the morality of a particular emplo... Read >
Author: Patrik Ewriter18th June 2008
How far can we give into someone else’s past? Should we take into account every bit of detail we get from background checks?
The importance of background screening to business is undeniable. Many businesses have made this a standard procedure in thei... Read >
Author: robertboughner07th April 2008
It is often found that employers have done everything to keep their workplace and core business surrounding healthy. But in reality, you may find your workplace full of troubles due to rising workers compensation claims, absenteeism, on-the-job accidents,... Read >
Author: soniya07th April 2008
It is often found that employers have done everything to keep their workplace and core business surrounding healthy. But in reality, you may find your workplace full of troubles due to rising workers compensation claims, absenteeism, on-the-job accidents,... Read >
Author: soniya07th April 2008
Employee background check is relatively common in all organizations. Now the question may arise, why does an employee want to check background? The purpose of pre-employment background check is quite obvious. It has been established that this practice is ... Read >
Author: soniya07th March 2008
Anger and anger management can both be learned behaviors. We tend to learn behaviors from those around us. If we have lived with people who express anger in negative ways, we are likely to use the same approach.
The good news is that negative behavi... Read >
Author: Mike H25th February 2008
Whistleblowers in America are protected by laws as the government finds individuals reporting fraud and other illegal internal issues as extremely important to keep the balances in check.
Whistleblowers may identify and report actual theft, false claim... Read >
Author: Legal20th October 2007
Most workplace violence is committed by strangers while engaging in another criminal act such as burglary or robbery. If you come in a face-to-face confrontation with somebody threatening you with a weapon such as a gun or knife, there are steps that you... Read >
Author: Fabiola Castillo21st September 2007
Eight tips to deal with explosive persons who confront you: defusing potentially dangerous situations1. Do not respond in kind. Hostility often begets more hostility. Respond instead with a non-hostile message to defuse people who are behaving in a hostil... Read >
Author: Ari Novick, Ph.D.09th April 2007
During the last years the problem of school violence has become the object of rapt attention. There are several reasons of this increasing interest to the problem. First and the main reason is the growing rate of school violence. The changing definition o... Read >
Author: Olivia Hunt09th April 2007
Anger is a serious problem for one in every five Americans. Road rage, workplace violence, domestic abuse and even addiction are just a few of its many expressions. The reason such a large umber of our nation’s citizens are on antidepressants, are... Read >
Author: Brenda Shoshanna02nd March 2007
CriinalData.com is an online pre-employment screening service that provides instant access to background and criminal records. CriminalData believes in the positive power of information and is committed to creating a safer and more secure workplace. HR pr... Read >
Author: Criminal Data06th February 2007
Have you ever considered how your employment screening policy can be used to reduce workplace violence? Why not try adopting a zero-tolerance approach to violence and workplace theft? This can have a dramatic effect of the attitude of employees and thei... Read >
Author: Patrick Barnett30th January 2007
Anger is a serious problem for one in every five Americans. Road rage, workplace violence, domestic abuse and even addiction are just a few of its many expressions. The reason such a large umber of our nation's citizens are on antidepressants, are overwei... Read >
Author: Dr Brenda Shoshanna16th November 2006
Every business owes its success to the dedication and diligence of its employees. It is critical to hire candidates who are not only qualified and professionally well-equipped but have a high sense of integrity and truthfulness; individuals who have repea... Read >
Author: Criminal Data10th November 2006
Personal bankruptcy? Kiss your dream job good bye...For quite some time, it's been standard for financial, gaming and government employees to have their credit reports checked by their employers. After all, we don't want criminals working in the governmen... Read >
Author: Stephen Snyder17th August 2006
There was a time in our history when workplace injuries were limited to occupational accidents, slip and falls and repetitive motion injuries. Forget the garden variety injuries, when it comes to workplace violence this is an iceberg and you're the Titan... Read >
Author: Richard Hall28th June 2006
The employee is a vital part of a company's business. In fact, one can even say that the employee makes a company for surely without him, the company can never be. Employees are the workforce that keeps a company going. They serve as the fuel that keeps b... Read >
Author: James Calvin23rd June 2006
Over 90% of companies run some type of background check on their job applicants. Pre-employment screening can be expensive and time-consuming, but most companies feel it is an essential part of the hiring process.
Here are the top five reasons why a ... Read >
Author: Jan Maxwell20th September 2005
In the aftermath of 9-11, and the growing problem of workplace violence, the demand and need for employee background checks and security checks are now greater than ever. Employers are turning to investigative companies in greater numbers to run employee ... Read >
Author: Fred Appleyard Jr
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