ErgoScience adds drug/alcohol screening to employee testing suite, with EDPM partnership
ErgoScience, a national provider of physical abilities tests for employers, health care providers, and insurance carriers, announces a partnership for drug-free workplaces with EDPM, a national drug/alcohol testing company. ErgoScience helps employers create a safer, more profitable and productive workplace through the use of research-proven physical abilities testing. EDPM protects the health of its partners businesses […]
Pre-Employment Testing Aligns Worker Ability to Job Requirements and Avoids Injuries
Pre-employment testing to determine the physical abilities of an applicant adds a level of verification into the hiring process that self-reported data from a job candidate simply can’t provide. A 2005 report by ADP found that when actively checking references, 49% of their investigations revealed a difference in the information the applicant provided and what […]
Workplace Ergonomics: What to Expect from a Job Analysis
Ergonomics in the workplace is an important concept because your employees are important. Some jobs are inherently physically demanding, but even desk jobs can present ergonomic challenges. Whether you’re in a hiring phase and want to ensure new employees are up to the physical demands of a job in the screening process or your organization […]
From Pre Employment Screening To Social Searches: The Changing Face of Employee Screening
Tactics for gathering the best and most accurate information on potential employees has changed dramatically over the past decade. From simple criminal background checks to scouring social media, to legally defensible pre-employment screening that can include work capacity testing, and a number of other types of testing and evaluation, the ways to gather details on potential candidates […]
What’s a Work Capacity Test and Are You Measuring for the Right Outcomes?
In the quest to find the best employees, employers often turn to using a work capacity test to prove candidates’ physical abilities. But what is included in a proper work capacity test, and how do you know if you’re measuring the right things? What is a work capacity test? In general terms, a work capacity […]
Before You Hire, Screen: How Pre Employment Testing Can Reduce Injury
Pre employment testing helps employers turn a subjective decision into a winning HR strategy and a reduced chance of on-the-job injury. Louis Pasteur famously stated, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” While he was probably talking about medical breakthroughs, he was undoubtedly referring to healthy due diligence when it comes to big decisions. And for businesses, […]
Post Offer Employment Testing: What Can Employers Legally Do?
Imagine it’s hiring time, and you have questions about a potential employee’s ability to perform a job. What can you ask? What can you test via post offer employment testing? We aren’t qualified to give you legal advice so you should always check with your attorney on these things before taking action but we can point […]
