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THE REAL COST OF BACKGROUND SCREENING CHECKS IGNORED

Tuesday, 16 August 2016 - By MIE

In South Africa, the importance of verifying the information provided by potential employees recently made headline news once again – this time for a degrees-for-cash scandal. An investigation at the University of Zululand brought to light that more than 4,000 people may have bought fake degrees from the institution over the last 20 years.

Demand for background screening services increase as companies zone in on fraudulent applicants

Monday, 01 August 2016 - By MIE

We are over the halfway mark for the year 2016, and statistics up to this point reveal that there has been an increase in the number of businesses vetting potential and existing employees. However, this has not deterred countless individuals from committing qualification fraud. “Candidates continue to lie and apply for positions for which they are simply not qualified.”