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Read MoreAs more businesses are allowed to open their doors, employers find themselves facing a new challenge: employee screening. If you’re like most employers, you feel more protective of your company than ever before. Your business has held its ground through the challenging early days of the COVID pandemic. Now that your team is returning to work, you can’t afford to risk a workplace outbreak or a bad hire. And yet, the employee screening waters seem especially murky right now. You know your ADA limitations for health screening, but how do the rules change in a pandemic? And how do you screen prospective employees while maintaining social distancing protocol?
While you should turn to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for advice as the situation develops, we can offer a few insights to get you started.
Before we dive into these tips for the health aspect of employee screening, please note:
The following is meant as a general overview. Before you establish or enact any new screening policies, seek counsel. As the status of the pandemic evolves, so do the standards set forth by the EEOC.
Having said that, here’s a glance at COVID-19 employee screening allowances as they currently stand.
Many employers feel overwhelmed by the burden of minimizing the risk of exposure for both their staff and their guests. For business owners, the looming question is:
How vigilant am I allowed to be when it comes to screening employees for COVID-19?
As you reopen the workplace and welcome new hires or prospective employees, you are permitted to:
However, you can only do these things after:
In other words, you cannot test or question a candidate about their health as part of the application process. You can only conduct a COVID employee screening for an individual you intend to bring on board.
You must also enact the same policy for all employees under the same job classification.
Please note that all records related to employee health screening must remain completely confidential.
Once you’re back in business, how do you protect your staff and customers on a regular basis?
As an employer, you are currently permitted to:
Whatever information you collect or record must remain confidential. And you must use the same procedures for all employees in the same job classification.
The frequency of employee screening is largely up to you and should depend in part on the unique risks of your workplace.
Healthcare professionals, for example, should be monitored closely. The CDC provides a comprehensive guide for evaluating the risks of exposure and suggested procedures for individuals in the healthcare field.
Once again, the policies surrounding health-related employee screenings will evolve as the pandemic evolves. Please base your own procedures on the advice of a legal professional.
While the ongoing pandemic has many employers worried about COVID-19 screening, that’s not the only measure you must take to protect your business.
As always, employee background screening is essential for preventing theft, high turnover, and other costly incidents. You’ve worked hard to keep your business alive in a struggling economy. Thorough background checks can protect you from further setbacks.
We recommend using advanced employee screening technology, especially if you need to bring in several employees quickly.
Our screening software integrates with the most popular applicant tracking systems so you can order thousands of background checks in a few clicks.
As for establishing hiring conditions that are safe for both you and applicants, consider mobile background checks.
Mobile background checks allow you to screen applicants without in-person contact.
For example, PeopleG2’s SwiftHire Mobile Background Checks automatically prompt the candidate to initiate their employee screening right from their mobile device.
The software generates the compliance questions relevant to the applicant’s place of residence. Then, your prospective hire receives updates on the status of their background check. They also have access to the final report and can contact us directly if they feel there’s an error.
As a result, your HR manager can run background checks:
As an added benefit, with all those tedious tasks out of the way, the pre-employment screening and hiring process move much faster.
We know the last few months have been challenging for all businesses. Our greatest hope is to see you thrive and move forward with confidence. We’re here to provide comprehensive employee screening services and supplies for ensuring a safe work environment.
If there’s anything else we can do to help, please let us know.
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