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I don't endorse doing credit checks on candidates, and it's certainly not something I would ever do myself, but I can testify to the fact that employees with fi

I don't endorse doing credit checks on candidates, and it's certainly not something I would ever do myself, but I can testify to the fact that employees with financial problems can be an incredible drain on the company and can have a major negative influence. I do however live in a country with strong social security and healthcare, so financial problems are relatively more often the result of personal issues rather than just bad luck.

jiggy2011 13y ago
How were they drains on the company? Was it just correlation between financial problems and people who were a "drain" or where they continually asking for extra pay or stealing things to pay back debts?
greenyoda 13y ago
"I can testify to the fact that employees with financial problems can be an incredible drain on the company" Most people have problems at some point in their lives that impact their ability to concentrate on their work. An employee could be going through a divorce or other relationship break-up, or have health problems or have family members with health problems. Are employers going to try to dig up this kind of information about potential employees as well? Where does society draw the line? For that matter, I imagine that many employees who have financial problems would make an extra effort to succeed at work, since they really need the income.