A warning to employers in South Africa

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Employment experts have urged employers to adhere to more stringent ‘checks and balances’ when vetting potential employees.

South Africa has seen a rise in scandals surrounding the appointment of individuals with fake qualifications.

“The harsh reality is that most do not conduct a proper due diligence of candidates when appointing employees simply take a candidate’s purported qualifications at face value and do not use any sort of verification process,” they added. These institutions had in common the appointment of individuals who falsely claimed to have qualifications that they did not,” they said.requires employers to verify that a candidate’s qualifications are listed on the national learners’ records database before hiring.

As a result, employment experts say that employers must “seriously consider their recruitment processes” and consider the possibility of introducing a formal verification process.

 

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