Welcome to Part I of a three part series titled "Intro to Negligent Hiring.
" This series is aimed at providing basic information for Human Resources, business owners and those interested in the topic of Negligent Hiring and the effects it could have on a business.
Did you know that as an employer if you fail to conduct a background check you subject your company to possible lawsuits if the conduct of the employee has the potential to injure another person.
It is vitally essential that employers carefully screen prospective employees and current employees to ensure that they safeguard the interests of their organization.
The following scenario is just one example of the need to conduct a background check.
Scenario: You hire an employee for a Customer Service position where his or her duties consists of continuous contact with a diverse group of people.
This employee for some reason or another is involved in a verbal altercation that results in his or her injuring a customer or even a co-worker.
This injured victim then sues your company and wins.
During the lawsuit it is revealed that this former employee was previously fired from another company for assault on a customer.
You had no idea of this because the employee never disclosed this information and you never bothered to conduct a background check.
A background check could have revealed this previous incident and would have allowed the company to make a wiser decision in the hiring process, thus avoiding the cost of a lawsuit and the reputation of the company.
Avoid negligent hiring by pre-screening your prospective employees.