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Should You Rescreen Employees After They Return from Furlough?
As the world begins to reopen and a return to work becomes possible for many employees, companies face how to handle temporary furloughs and what has become a rehiring process at their sites. In these unprecedented times, companies may not have specific policies around rescreening employees following a return from furlough. When evaluating how…
Navigating Vaccine Management Platform Challenges for HR Leaders
Many Americans have awaited the day the country could reopen and welcome workers back to in-person environments safely. The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out has brought us closer than ever. But some companies are wondering how they can legally monitor their employees’ vaccination status. There are many ways to collect vaccination data from your workforce, but today…
Onboarding Remote Employees: Challenges & Tips
Remote work is likely here to stay, even as some companies begin to welcome employees back to the office. Many companies have successfully navigated the work-from-home environment. Regardless, you’ll want to make sure your remote employees have a seamless transition to your workforce. DataCheck can help. Throughout this blog, we’ll describe the necessary components of…
Can Businesses Require Employees to Get Vaccinated for COVID-19?
It’s been a year since the pandemic first hit, and many of us have fully adapted to an at-home or remote work setup. However, with the launch of the vaccines, employers are beginning to prepare to bring employees back. Of course, many essential businesses never had employees working from home. When gearing up for an…
How COVID-19 Is Influencing Background Check Laws by State
Amongst the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses had to evolve to changing global conditions and new regulations quickly. Office closures affected more than your company but all of them. Closures include government offices and courthouses, most of which have been operating on closed or limited schedules. Many activities like parole hearings or legal proceedings are postponed or…
Is It Time to Update Your Company’s Background Check Policy?
Having a background check policy is integral to your company’s safety. Background checks serve many purposes, and it’s necessary to have a policy that outlines how they function and affect employees. However, possessing a background check policy is just one part of the puzzle. Writing an initial policy but not consistently updating it leads to…
The Background Screening That Can Impact a Business
Background screening is an integral component of any company’s hiring process, and an overwhelming majority of businesses rely on them as part of their hiring decisions. Background screenings can impact businesses in many ways. For one, they influence the team when deciding which candidate to hire. But beyond who a background check leads hiring managers…
Should an Employee’s Criminal Background Impact Their Salary?
As an employer, you always want to do right by your company by picking the best employees from your applicant pool. A background check is an easy way to help narrow your decision, and 72% of employers rely on background checks as an essential part of their hiring process. When criminal records emerge in the…
Should You Still Conduct Marijuana Drug Tests?
As the years pass, marijuana continues to be a hotly contested subject, especially regarding the workplace. Employers often wonder what their role in marijuana drug tests is and if they should conduct a marijuana drug test. Currently, it’s quite common for employers to use drug tests initially during the hiring process and conduct random drug…