WHAT DOES HIRING THE WRONG PERSON COST?
  • U.S. Department of Commerce statistics indicates that employee crime costs business $45 to $50 billion annually.

  • 38% to 58% of on-the-job injuries can be attributed to drug or alcohol use.

  • Employee theft is the cause of 70% of total inventory shrinkage.

  • Employees who use illicit drugs are 5 times more likely to file workers’ compensation claims.

  • 66% of all resumes contain errors, omissions, or false statements.

  • A national survey reported one third of all retail, health care and manufacturing employees admitted stealing from employers. Criminal background check

  • Employees who use illegal drugs are 3.6 times more likely to injure themselves or others in a workplace accident.

  • Increasingly, courts are holding employers liable for the wrongdoing of their employees.

  • Drug abusing employees cost U.S. industry $16 billion annually due to reduced productivity, absenteeism and tardiness, and $7 billion to theft and embezzlement.


    • Business Insurance, May 8, 2000, “Drug Testing Promoted As A Loss Prevention Measure.”