Cons abound in job market

21 January 2016 - 02:29
By Shaun Smillie

One of every eight people who applies for a job has a criminal record. So says background screening company EMPS, which checked half a million job applicants last year. The company's annual screening report for 2015 reveals that, of the applicants subjected to a background check, 11.8% had a criminal record.

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