Tuesday, September 20, 2016

The Cost of Workplace Violence



Overtime, violence has greatly impacted the American workplace. According to the statistics put forward by the Bureau of justice, the cost in lost wages alone is about $55 million dollars per year. This figure does not in any case make mention of the degree of human suffering as well as the economic and legal consequences that must have been associated with workplace violence. This situation may have been averted or reduced if only proper background check and pre-employment screenings were carried out.



Although experts who have studied workplace violence have come to conclude it’s difficult to be able to predict a person who is going to be violent ahead of time. Notwithstanding, these same experts have also come to realize that one predominant factor as far as work place violence is concerned is the presence of a history of past violence. Due to the reluctance that most employers have in giving a reference that is likely to reveal past violence, performing a criminal background check and pre-employment screening is often the most preferred way to help avoid workplace violence in the first place.

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