In many cases it may not be enough to simply screen
an applicant at the time they are initially hired.
Could you really defend your company's screening
policy in court if it was only done at the time of initial employment?
Infinity screening is continuous or frequent post-hire employee screening.
You may not
realize it but you may already do this.
Do you run annual driving reports
through your insurance company on company drivers?
That is infinity screening.
But what about other positions?
Do your accountants still have their
credentials or license?
Do your nurses still hold an active license without
any disciplinary action on them (that you know of)?
How about criminal
records? Do you know if that floor manager in production is doing weekends in
jail or is on a jail work release program?
Infinity screening can be done if your release authorization indicates that
you can continue to do background checks on a candidate throughout their
employment with your company.
Sometimes it doesn’t hurt to do a yearly
criminal check along with your yearly driving checks on your drivers.
Maybe
criminal records were clear when you screened the candidate before hiring
them, and maybe there was never any issue after that candidate was hired.
Maybe they never received any tickets or DUI arrests. Can you take a chance
with it? Maybe. Would you be better off protecting your company with annual
reviews on current employees, double checking licensing, driving, criminal
records, credentials, etc? Absolutely.
FTC Staff Opinion letter dated August 05 1998 On Infinity Screening:
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