Ten Background Check Facts that all Employers Should Know

• 90% of American corporations perform background checks-  with such a substantial number ensuring they’re getting employees they feel are truly valuable, do you really want to be part of the 10% that don’t? 
• 10% of all background checks have at least one serious red flag- 1 in 10 is quite a high number when you consider the number of background checks performed, and a serious red flag is not something you can simply shake off. 
• 53% of all job applications contain inaccurate information. Consider the number of applicants you had for your last open position. More than half of them lied on their application. Don’t you wish you knew who had been telling the truth?  
• Workplace violence accounts for 18% of all violent crime. Background checks can help you screen out those with a violent history during the application process. 
• Employers have lost more than 78% of negligent hiring cases. Screening out bad applicants prior to hiring can save you a lot in the long term, and with the odds against you in the courts, it’s better to be safe than sorry. 
• 30% of all business failures are caused by employee theft.  That’s almost 1 in 3 failed businesses that may have been saved had employment screening occurred.  Performing background checks will help to ensure those you employ won’t steal from you. 
• Workplace drug and alcohol use costs U.S. businesses an estimated $100 billion each year. Make drug testing a key part of your background check process, to make sure those you are employing do not have an alcohol or drug problem. 

How We Help NC Small Businesses!

1. Costs
Background screening used to involve a steep investment in systems and personnel that only mid-sized and larger organizations could afford.  Now with easy to implement and affordable on-demand screening solutions, more small businesses are able to manage their background screening programs effectively. However, small businesses that elect to conduct background checks in-house may be left with a process that is labor intensive and more costly to perform.
 
2. Timeliness
Small businesses are getting timely results and reducing time-to-hire. An on-demand screening solution streamlines what was once a manual and disjointed process, thereby greatly reducing the turnaround time for receiving background screening results.
In a competitive hiring environment, those businesses with the quickest screening results and time-to-hire will often win the best candidates. Employers that attempt to conduct background screening in-house may fail to achieve the rapid turnaround times that on-demand background screening providers can provide.
 
3. Compliance
Compliance with regulations at the state and federal levels topped the lists of business challenges and screening-specific challenges that small businesses face.  Partnering with onAco can add value by providing access to compliance information and resources as well as tools integrated into the screening solution that can help to facilitate the organization’s compliance. Employers that choose to conduct background checks internally must continually ensure that their own processes and policies are compliant with evolving legislation and regulation.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing is Important

Drug testing is an extremely popular process in the business world. Many businesses practice drug screening techniques in order to prevent drug abuse from occurring in the workplace. This can help to avoid possible accident, injuries, and errors while on the job. If you own a business, you can benefit from this screening process.

It’s important to have a plan and policies in place before beginning testing. It’s possible to require a drug screening process in order to offer employment to a potential employee. This practice has been ruled legal and constitutional continuously over the years. In order to practice these techniques, you will need to have a policy written out regarding your testing procedures.


How does pre-employment drug screening work? 
First, contact an authorized vendor to order and schedule the test.  You will be given a form for the applicant to bring to the nearest testing center and they must bring a photo ID.  Applicants will show up at a testing site and give a urine sample. In many cases, negative results can be determined within 24 hours.

These tests take into consideration many different drugs depending on the test you order. Most five-panel drug screenings test for Marijuana, Cocaine, PCP, Opiates, and Amphetamines usage. Employers also have the opportunity to use a ten-panel test in order to test certain prescription drug use. These tests are able to detect drugs that are present in an individual’s system for certain periods of times. Many drugs are able to be detected if use has occurred within 2-4 days. Other drugs are able to be detected if drug use has occurred within 30 days, such as marijuana.

It’s a good idea to make applicants test within a given time period. This will not allow applicants to stop their drug use in order to illegally pass the urine test. Most drug testing laboratory centers can detect if a test has been altered to force favorable results.

★ Employment Screening, Drug Testing, MVR's, Assessment Tests

Pre-employment screening is extremely adamant to know you are hiring the best employees as it is one of the most important tasks of your organization!  We are here to help you acquire the background checks, drug testing, drivers license reports and skills assessment testing reports you need to screen employees and mitigate risk.  We use intuitive and secure technology to streamline the process and make it as easy as possible on you!

Some of the many services and verification products we offer specifically for employers are as follows.  Please click on the links above for more information about each product.

Drug Testing - Screening

Workplace drug abuse costs companies millions of dollars every year. No business is immune to the problems of workplace drug and alcohol abuse! The National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance reports that marijuana is the most commonly abused drug in the workplace, followed by cocaine. Testing your employees can help prevent and detect workplace drug abuse. Save TIME and MONEY with ONACO Drug Screening Services!

ONACO supports the following drug testing and program services:

• Urine
• Saliva
• Breath / Alcohol
• Hair

Program Services: (DOT and non-DOT)

• Pre-employment Testing
• Instant / POCT Testing
• Mobile / On-site Testing
• Post-accident Testing
• Random Testing
• Reasonable Cause Testing
• Return to Duty Testing

Additional Services:

• Policy Development
• Collection Site Identification
• On-site Collection Training
• Medical Review Officer (MRO)
• DOT Controlled Substance Abuse and Alcohol Form
• DOT Pre-Audits
• DOT Audit Assistance
• Expert Witness Testimony

Drug Screening

The 5 panel tests urine for the following substances:

Amphetamines
Cannabis (Marijuana)
Cocaine
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Opiates

The 10 panel tests urine for the following substances:

Amphetamines
Cannabis (Marijuana)
Cocaine
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Opiates
Methaqualone
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
Methadone
Propoxphene

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