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HireRight, an international employment screening provider, recently released its 2011 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report (available here). The report, in part, examines employer use of E-Verify, the federal electronic employee verification system. Of the 1,800 human resources, talent management, recruiting, security, safety and compliance professionals surveyed, 51% indicated that they use E-Verify, as compared to 28% in the 2010 report.
Other findings in the 2011 report include:
- 11% of those surveyed reported that although they are not currently using E-Verify, they plan to use it in the future.
- 60% of respondents store Form I-9s exclusively in paper form, 12% digitally store, and 27% use a combination of both. According to HireRight, employers using a paper-based I-9 process are more likely to experience errors, thereby increasing the risk of noncompliance.
- 69% of respondents reported feeling completely or very prepared for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Notice of Inspection or audit.