Employer Liability for Negligent Hiring

Employer Liability for Negligent Hiring
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Employer Liability for Negligent Hiring
Background checks entail reviewing information about a potential employee’s previous behavior before hiring them to work in any organization. Employers should conduct employees backgrounds check to ensure company and workforce safety. In this context, the employer needs to investigate whether the applicant was involved in criminality or workplace violence, including sexual harassment of other workers and stealing companies’ properties. Failure to evaluate a potential employee’s history undermines the welfare and safety of other employees in the organization (Dunlap et al., 2021). In addition, the employer should appraise the candidate’s employment history to authenticate their previously held job titles, dates of employment, and duties performed. Failure to assess the applicant’s job history implies that the company does not recognize its employee’s professional competencies. This culminates in poor employer-employee relationships due to deteriorated employee productivity and incompetency. Moreover, the employer must conduct workers’ background checks to confirm and verify their academic cre...