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Contingent workers provide businesses with valuable flexibility. However, companies often apply weaker screening standards to temporary staff and contractors than they do to full-time employees. This inconsistency creates risks that can damage your organization’s operations, finances, and reputation.
The Real Cost of Inconsistent Screening
Consider the following scenario: A company hires a contingent worker who passes the pre-employment screening. Two months later, the worker is arrested for shoplifting, and then arrested again a month later for the same offense. During this time, the individual is quietly stealing $1,000 per month from the company.
Without continuous screening, the organization remains unaware of the emerging criminal pattern and the insider risk growing right under its nose.
The financial impact escalates quickly. Theft results in direct losses, followed by the cost of forensic audits, legal fees, and potential wrongful termination claims. Employee morale and productivity suffer along the way.
With continuous screening, the first arrest would trigger a near-real-time alert. Management could act swiftly to limit the worker’s access and take appropriate action immediately. The financial losses and operational disruption could be avoided entirely.
Regulatory Agencies Don’t Distinguish Between Worker Types
Regulatory agencies treat all workers the same when evaluating compliance violations. Incidents involving W-2 employees or 1099 contractors carry the same legal and reputational consequences. A worker’s classification does not protect employers from negligent hiring claims or regulatory penalties.
How to Build Consistent Screening Standards
By integrating modern continuous screening technology with existing HR systems, companies ensure every contingent worker maintains appropriate verification as they gain access to facilities, systems, or sensitive information.
The Power of Continuous Workforce Screening
Continuous workforce screening provides real-time alerts about criminal charges from court-sourced records across 4,000+ jurisdictions. The system processes over 200,000 new and updated records daily.
When integrated with HR technology platforms, continuous screening delivers 24/7 nationwide coverage. This proactive approach enables immediate action when incidents occur. Organizations can quickly assess impact, determine next steps, and protect employees, customers, and assets.
Traditional periodic rescreening cannot match this level of coverage and speed.
Protect Your Business with Uniform Standards
Organizations that integrate continuous workforce screening with existing systems create more secure, compliant operations. PostHire’s integration with talent management platforms provides the consistent, scalable solutions that modern contingent workforce programs require.
What you don’t know can hurt you. PostHire ensures you do know.
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