Did you know?

• With 85% of serious fraud committed by a company’s own staff, hiring employees with integrity is vital to the financial success of corporations. And since fraud can happen at any level of a company, even hiring an unscrupulous person into an entry-level position can have expensive consequences.
• Between 30-40% of application forms misled potential employers (CheckBack data).
• 25% of job applicants will commit fraud in order to obtain employment (BBC Survey).
• The increased popularity of technologies such as the internet, people could be more tempted to add that ‘little something extra’ to the CVs to try and get one up on the next candidate.
• The misrepresentation of educational qualifications is the most common fraud carried out on CVs.
• The second most common fraud is documentation fraud, particularly with drivers licenses.
• Essentially CheckBack was developed as part of the FWG Risk Management programme, in response to the overwhelming and pressing demand for an official and effective process to verify the background of potential employees.
• In the last 12 months, CBI has seen an increase of 50% of its new business.