Protecting your borders

If your business was located on an island by itself, the decision to consider pre-employment screens should be based entirely on your injury rates and the belief that the process will reduce your risk and injury costs.

It is likely, however, that your business is not on an island. If you are in an industry or community where you share an employment pool with other companies, you also need to consider what those companies are doing.

If they are conducting pre-employment screens, their rejected employees will seek employment elsewhere. As more companies implement screens and reject employees, the risk of the employment pool increases. Eventually, those companies who do not conduct screens will absorb the risk avoided by others.