由于许多组织对经济前景仍然不确定，雇主可能不愿意通过用固定员工填补必要的职位来满足即时的人数需求。

因此，许多组织正在转向临时工或临时工来满足这种人员配备需求。根据Intuit 的一项研究，到 2020 年，临时工将占整个美国劳动力的 40% 以上。

随着对临时工需求的增加，规模较小的人事中介机构将需要竭尽全力获得市场份额并与较大的公司竞争。

小型公司应该考虑的一种策略是对其申请人进行全面的背景调查，因为许多大型机构已经这样做了，以提高其临时工的质量。

就业筛选不仅可以帮助较小的人力资源中介机构与较大的同行机构保持竞争力，而且还可以更好地保护他们的客户和他们自己的声誉。

对申请人进行背景审查的小型人员配备机构可以享受以下好处：

1. 检测虚假信息
根据人力资源管理协会 (SHRM) 2003 年的一项研究，超过一半的工作申请包含不准确的信息。

如果没有适当的背景筛选计划，您的人事代理机构如何验证所陈述的就业和教育经历的准确性，确定申请人是否有犯罪行为的历史或其他重要信息？

背景筛选程序可以帮助公司检测滥用和其他不道德或犯罪活动的历史，即使个人试图在应用程序中隐藏该历史。

2. 防止不安全或犯罪活动
未能对员工进行彻底的背景筛查会增加工作场所发生不安全或犯罪活动的风险。通过与背景调查提供商合作，人事代理机构可以查明个人是否有任何财务不当行为、性虐待或犯罪活动的历史。

了解具有这些背景的人是否在您的招聘库中有助于为您的客户创造更安全、更合乎道德的工作环境。

3. 防范
疏忽招聘诉讼 据 SHRM 称，疏忽招聘诉讼的平均和解费约为 100 万美元。当工人在工作中造成伤害或伤害并且雇主应该“合理地知道”该人不适合该职位时，就会出现疏忽招聘案例。

背景筛选可以帮助人事代理机构确定申请人是否会以代价高昂的疏忽招聘诉讼的形式对其客户构成风险。

4. 避免合同风险
大多数人事代理机构和雇主同意合同条款，规定机构将如何对临时雇员进行背景筛选。根据整个行业使用的大多数标准合同，人员配备机构必须使用“应有的注意”来适当地审查工人。

如果代理机构未能使用“应有的谨慎”并安置了不适合就业或以其他方式对客户构成威胁的工人，则人员配备机构可能要承担违约责任或赔偿索赔。全面的背景筛查解决方案有助于减轻这些合同风险并防止随之而来的代价高昂的诉讼。

5. 建立更好的客户关系并保护您的品牌
您的客户希望您为他们提供满足其运营目标所需的技术工人。如果这些人接受了适合其职责和暴露程度的全面背景调查，那么您在与客户建立更好的长期关系方面迈出了重要的一步。

您在现场为客户安排的临时工代表了您的品牌、经验和专业洞察力——您难道不应该采取合理的措施来确保该工人展现出您最好的一面吗？

那么，随着雇主继续通过寻找临时工和临时工来满足其直接的人员配备需求，您准备好通过稳定的筛选工人来满足这种需求了吗？

As a result, many organizations are turning to contingent or temporary workers to meet this demand for staffing. According to a study by Intuit, by the year 2020, contingent workers will comprise more than 40 percent of the entire U.S. workforce.

As the demand for temporary workers increases, smaller staffing agencies will need to do everything they can to gain market share and compete with larger firms.

One such tactic smaller firms should consider is performing comprehensive background checks on their applicants, as this is something many larger agencies already do to increase the quality of their temporary workers.

Employment screening will not only help smaller staffing agencies remain competitive with their larger counterparts, but can also work to better protect their clients and their own reputations.

Smaller staffing agencies that perform background screening on applicants could enjoy the following benefits:

1. Detect False Information
According to a 2003 study by the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), more than half of all job applications contain inaccurate information.

Without a background screening program in place, how does your staffing agency verify the accuracy of stated employment and educational histories, determine if an applicant has a history of criminal behavior, or other crucial information?

A background screening program can help firms detect a history of abuse and other unethical or criminal activity, even if an individual attempts to hide that history on an application.

2. Prevent Unsafe or Criminal Activity
Failing to thoroughly background screen workers increases the risk of unsafe or criminal activity in the workplace. By partnering with a background screening provider, staffing agencies can find out if an individual has any history of financial wrongdoing, sexual abuse or criminal activity.

Knowing whether individuals with these backgrounds are in your hiring pool help create safer, more ethical work environments for your clients.

3. Protect Against Negligent Hiring Suits
The average settlement of a negligent hiring suit, according to SHRM, is about $1 million dollars. A negligent hiring case arises when a worker causes harm or injury on the job and the employer should have “reasonably known” that person was unfit for the position.

Background screening can help a staffing agency determine whether an applicant would pose a risk to their clients in the form of a costly negligent hiring lawsuit.

4. Avoid Contractual Risks
Most staffing agencies and employers agree to contract terms that specify how the agency will background screen temporary employees. According to most standard contracts used across the industry, staffing agencies must use “due care” to properly vet workers.

If an agency fails to use “due care” and places a worker who is unfit for employment or otherwise poses a threat to the customer, then the staffing agency may be liable for breach of contract or indemnity claims. A comprehensive background screening solution can help to mitigate these contractual risks and prevent the accompanying costly lawsuits.

5. Build Better Client Relationships and Protect Your Brand
Your clients look to you to provide them with the skilled workers they need to meet their operating goals. If these individuals have been subject to a comprehensive background check appropriate to their level of responsibility and exposure, you have made an important step in fostering better long-term relationships with your clients.

A temporary worker you place on-site for a customer is representative of your brand, experience and professional insight – shouldn’t you take reasonable steps to ensure that the worker puts your best face forward?

So, as employers continue to meet their immediate staffing needs by seeking temporary and contingent labor, are you ready to meet that demand with a stable of screened workers?