Currently, the global statistics of monthly active social media users are staggering. At iFacts, we include a TikTok assessment as part of our social media risk assessment. Because of the explosion of the use of the platform and the lifespan of the content (up to two weeks), this creates immense risk, as well as the […]

Over 70% of Human Resource practitioners believe that the employee screening process is irritating and annoying, and once done, the report is filed and forgotten. Very few use the information gleaned from the background check to ensure an employee’s smooth onboarding and help them fit into the organisation’s culture. If the candidate has completed an integrity […]

Does Your Employee Screening Policy Include Rescreening Of Employees? Whilst the initial employee screening checks are essential, some of them, e.g., a qualification verification, do not need to be done again. However, several checks do need to be checked regularly. CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK: If you have included a criminal record check in your policy and […]

The definition of the service provider was recently explored, and interestingly, the comments were “a service provider is an individual or entity that provides services to another party.” Service is an exciting term today, and again, the definition was explored – “an act of helpful activity; help; aid. to do someone a service”. It is interesting to note that […]

In South Africa the reported National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) conviction rates are high, but our prosecution rates for serious crimes are very low if expressed relative to the actual number of reported crimes instead of the number of cases brought to trial. With the above in mind, when putting an employee screening policy together how […]

Once again qualification fraud is a topic for discussion, and it has been seen that fraud can indeed have a significant impact on contracts of employment. Both employers and employees need to be transparent and honest in their dealings with each other to maintain the trust and validity of the employment contract. Sonya Skipp, General […]