legal advice

As an employer, I must be very careful in who I select to work at my business for me. That is why I always do a criminal record background check for every person that applies for a job with me and my company. A criminal record background check is as easy to do as checking your email or paying a bill online. Remember that in today’s fast paced world, employees can come and go, but you want to make sure that once your employee goes away for good, that they don’t leave a bad taste in your mouth if you will.
Every employer, regardless of industry or trade, should perform a criminal record background check online for every person that they decide to hire. It doesn’t matter if you are hiring armored guards to protect Fort Knox or a gardener to make your roses grow again, a criminal record background check is vital. You would not believe the number of horror stories I have heard over the years about people who hired cashiers at a supermarket only to get robbed blind by their own employees! If they had only done a criminal record background check, then they would have found that those applicants had a history of stealing from the workplace.
The only time that you should not perform a criminal record background check is when you are hiring people under the age of eighteen. Minors get the luxury of having their records washed clean on the day of their eighteenth birthdays, which means that the government believes that “kids will be kids” and they should be forgiven until they reach a certain age. This doesn’t stop you though, from asking questions during the interview about their past. Something like: “Have you ever done something you might regret?” would be a safe question to ask. If the kid comes clean and tells you, make a judgment call on whether you want a mischievous, but honest kid on your workforce.
I cannot tell you any clearer how much a criminal record background check can affect the way that a business is run. It’s only a ten minute process that could save you many headaches and heartaches in the future. Is it really worth putting your hard earner business at risk just because you cannot take a little time out of your day to do so? I don’t think so, which is why I do one every time!