Perfect Labor Storm Alerts #266 to #270

Fact #266: Sixty-one percent of the human resource (HR) professionals surveyed said they find inaccuracies in resumes after carrying out background checks. (Source: SHRM Background Checks/Resume Inaccuracies online survey, 2004)

Fact #267: 80 percent of HR professionals reported that their companies did at least some criminal background checks on prospective employees in 2003, up from 51 percent in 1996.
(Source: Society of Human Resource Management, 2004)

Fact #268: And 35 percent looked at candidates' credit records, compared with 19 percent seven years earlier. (Source: Society of Human Resource Management, 2004)

Fact #269: The rate of unscheduled absenteeism has climbed to a five-year high of 2.4 percent, according to the findings of the 14th annual CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey, conducted by CCH INCORPORATED..

Fact #270: Last-minute no-shows are costing organizations an average of $610 per employee, adding up to more than a million dollars annually for large companies. (Source: CCH)