Robyn Conza, Country head – Australia and New Zealand at First Advantage, discusses pre-employment screening and the importance of rescreening to prevent ongoing employee fraud and mitigate risk. He notes that fraud in actual dollar terms is costing the Australian economy approximately half a billion a year. The non-financial impact manifests itself in organizational culture and morale with employees potentially feeling deceived and subsequently losing confidence in the organization and management. He recommends pre-employment screening to help reduce the risk of financial and asset misappropriation, as well as further mitigate risk capturing potential misrepresentation of an employees experience and qualifications.
