Whole Foods, Inc. has just become the latest victim of a class action lawsuit filed against them for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in their hiring practices. The lawsuit claims Whole Foods’ online application seeking applicants’...
In this post we will explore advice and quotes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. You may be thinking what does this novel have to do with background screening? The answer is a lot, follow along as I take six quotes from this classic and apply them to...
Employers seem to finally be coming to terms with the importance of the candidate experience. A better candidate experience will help you in many ways; whether its better word-of-mouth about working at your company, more candidates wanting to work for you, or their...
Check out what the following blogs had to say about HR trends, news and more. Below is a list of our top five favorite posts from this week. Check back every Friday for five more!1. Prepping for Obamacare? Why Not Every Business Should Shift to Part-Timers.This post...
Employers, how well do you listen to your employees’ complaints? A study done by the AMA shows you should be lending an ear whenever you can. Employees expressed a lack of trust and openness with employers and listed poor communication as one of the top 10 issues with...
Happy employees make for a happy company. The importance of a positive, collaborative, and productive company culture can’t be understated. The average employee turnover rate in the United States over the past 12 months was 37.2%. It’s a well-documented and well...
