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A recent poll conducted by our partner Social Intelligence reveals employers are most concerned about these aspects of employees’ online content: 65% Intolerance 35% Sexually Explicit 45% Potentially Violent 35% Potentially Illegal 8% Custom But how do businesses define thresholds for what’s acceptable social media content and what’s not? Are there different standards for different […]
Too Hot for Social? Defining Acceptable Online Behavior for Employees
Implementing a Return to Work strategy and program is paramount in fending off COVID-19 and protecting your employees, clients, and visitors from a health, wellness, and safety standpoint. A Return to Work program also protects your physical assets and keeps you moving toward your business goals. EBI wants to help you prepare whatever Return to […]
The Definitive Return to Work Glossary
Even before COVID-19 changed our business practices, employers were using online resources to vet candidates. Now that much – if not all – of the hiring process has gone virtual, social media checks can help you get a better idea of which candidates could be a good fit. But there are risks involved. Here is […]
Why Social Media Screening is Necessary for Informed Hiring
As employers start planning their return to work strategies, there is new guidance regarding antibody tests. The NBA reinstates drug testing – with one big change, and the NFL is really thankful it asked for a background check. Get the details in EBI’s Screening News Weekly Wrap.
Screening News Weekly Wrap: June 26th, 2020
The rise of remote workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic has also renewed employer’s interests in drug testing. Namely – should you, and can you – drug screen your work from home (WFH) employees? And if so, what are the most reliable methods in this age of virtual work? These questions will likely steer […]
Do You Know Your State’s Marijuana Laws?
You’ve established your COVID-19 workplace safety protocols and procedures. Your office is a picture-perfect model supporting physical distancing. Your reopening guidelines are set. Now, you’re ready to rehire. But just as your operational efforts have had to change to accommodate for this pandemic, so do your hiring strategies. Your candidates may have new expectations. You […]
Ready to Rehire? Five Things Employers Need to Know
A proposed stimulus package could handcuff background screeners and employers, mandatory sexual harassment training, and why members of the military have a different kind of target on them these days. It’s all in EBI’s Screening News Weekly Wrap.
Screening News Weekly Wrap: June 12th, 2020
The future of work will be different; That’s something we can all agree on at this point. As you consider return to work plans, every corner of your business – from operational processes and technology infrastructure to employee monitoring and travel restrictions – will be examined and reassessed. Adapting your culture for this ‘new normal’ […]
Reestablishing Company Culture After a Pandemic: Five Things to Know
Are you scared of returning to the office? You’re not alone. The fear factor of returning to work while the coronavirus pandemic is still unfolding should not be underestimated. Employees are frightened of everything from their own personal safety to finding suitable summer arrangements for their children. Workers will be looking to human resources to […]
How Design Culture Can Positively Impact Your Employees
Recovery. It’s the business buzz word on everyone’s lips. When will the economy recover enough to allow businesses, from enterprise to independent, to recover, too? Employers are already strategizing how to bring back employees fast when that recovery begins. One option gaining traction is adopting an open hiring policy. This talent acquisition technique abandons standard […]
Should You Consider an Open Hiring Policy in the Wake of COVID-19?
What the heck is Design Culture? Most people within business and/or nonprofit communities have never heard the words “design” and “culture” used in tandem. For many it sounds like a mashup, like fusion cuisine. In reality, Design Culture is a cohesive organizational superpower. Design Culture is a vehicle to rediscover the human side of your […]
Driving Humanity Back to Business with Design Culture
Blog Topics
Background Checks
- Freelancing is on Fire. Should Businesses Screen Independent Contractors?
- 4 Must Have Elements Every ATS Integration Needs
- To Lie or Not to Lie on Your Resume – Is It Even a Question Anymore?
- Why Now is the Time to Review Your Screening Policy
- Why Social Media Screening is Necessary for Informed Hiring
Drug Testing
I-9 & E-Verify
Compliance
Ban the Box
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