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April 21, 2015
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Background Checking In Canada

Conducting background checks into the educational, employment, criminal or credit history of candidates for employment can form part of a company's recruitment processes. Here is a brief overview of the Canadian legislation to be considered when implementing policies and procedures for background checking in Canada. What legislation must be considered before conducting background checks? (a) Privacy Legislation (b) Human Rights Legislation. What types of background checks can employers conduct? (a) Reference and Educational|Professional Credentials Checks (b) Criminal Record Checks (c) Credit History Checks.

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April 21, 2015
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2013: Highest Rate of Employee Theft in 6 Years

"""2013 was a gangbuster year for embezzlement in the United States, exceeding even 2012's previous record pace,"" says Christopher T. Marquet, author of The 2013 Marquet Report on Embezzlement, released in December 2014. Vermont topped the list of highest embezzlement risk states in the nation for the third time in six years.
""Vermont was promptly followed as a high-risk state for embezzlement by the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Montana, South Dakota, Virginia, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri. Credit Unions especially continue at record levels of embezzlement, the report notes.
The number of U.S. embezzlement cases increased five percent over 2012 - 554 major cases (those with more than $100,000 in reported losses) were active in the U.S. in 2013."

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April 21, 2015
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When, If Ever, Does Employment Discrimination Against Ex-Offenders Violate Title VII?

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits public and private employers from discriminating against job seekers on the base of race, ethnicity, religion or gender, unless the employer can demonstrate a business necessity. These discriminations are widely condemned as immoral and irrational. By contrast, criminal record-based-employment-discrimination (CBED) is not generally considered immoral or irrational and is not mentioned in Title VII. (Likewise, in Europe, where an individual's criminal history is regarded as entitled to privacy protection, employment discrimination against ex-offenders is not unlawful.)

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