The economic environment is so challenging and unemployment so rampant that incidents of fraud and dishonesty in the workplace are high and employers are justifiably jittery.

Kirsten Halcrow, MD of Employers’ Mutual Protection Services (EMPS), says proper screening feeds into maintaining brand reputation.

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