A large number of families depend on domestic staff to perform a variety of household chores, from providing cleaning and household maintenance, cooking, laundry, ironing or caring for children and elderly dependents, and other household errands.

Who you hire as a household employee is not a decision to be taken lightly. Just as a company would not hire staff without carefully interviewing and doing thorough background checks; in the same way, you need to be thorough and careful when hiring domestic staff in your home. Before you open your doors and let them into your private space and expose them to your family, it is essential to do a security check on them.

Below are 3 reasons why you should conduct background checks for your domestic staff.

1. To be sure you and your family are in safe hands

We know your family is important to you and you want to make sure that they are in safe hands, this is why you need to know if the domestic staff you are about to hire is not a criminal, wanted by security agents, or a sex offender. Conducting background checks on your potential domestic staff will help reveal if they are a perfect fit.

2. Hire the best and reject the rest

When investigations (background checks) are done and there are no negative feedbacks received, you are confident that you have hired the right staff to work in your household. It is simple, hire the best and reject the rest with background checks.

3. Verify the information provided by the applicant

Background checks are done to verify the accuracy of information provided by the applicant. It determines whether an applicant may be unqualified for a position due to false information provided in their application, e.g. Their residential address, references, previous employer, etc.

Conclusion

Who you hire as a household employee is not a decision to be taken lightly. Protect yourself and your family by conducting background checks on all domestic staff.

Let’s recap, you need to perform background checks on your domestic staff for these reasons:

• To be sure you and your family are in safe hands
• Hire the best and reject the rest
• Verify the information provided by the applicant

Do you want to conduct background checks for your new hires? If yes, simply Contact Us. We’d be happy to assist. Do you have questions or comments concerning background checks? Please feel free to leave a reply below.