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Screening Now Required for Athletic Camp Volunteers, Employees
November 15, 2012
Screening is now a requirement for anyone involved with the sports camps or athletic department in the University of Wisconsin, including employees and volunteers.
Employers have long recognized that conducting due diligence on new hires is a mission critical task. When it comes to any position dealing with Information Technology (IT), the stakes go up exponentially due to the sensitive nature of access to data and systems that operate the company.
Under new policies, employees in the UI system will undergo background checks before they can work with minors, especially at 4-H meetings, music or sports camps.
Current background screening pushes criminal, educational, credit and federal tax reports back until after an applicant is actually hired, instead of before.
After it was discovered that one armed guard had a criminal past, the 16 uniformed officers in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have been unarmed.
Lengthy wait times for security clearances in government positions aren't necessarily changing recruiting policies, but they are discouraging some of the best applicants.
A new survey shows that 69 percent of organizations perform criminal checks on all job candidates, which is lower than a 2010 survey's conclusion of the same criteria – 73 percent.