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Apr 7, 2015

DRIVERS SHORTAGE * USA: Hiring process

* California - How fleets can avoid the biggest risks in the hiring process


-- A lot of carriers are in a growth mode, but along with growth comes the process of hiring new drivers, which can expose an organization to risk. And that’s because two of the riskiest times of an individual’s employment is when hiring and parting ways... Here a few of the areas where truck fleets might be exposing themselves to risk when recruiting new employees: 

  * Managers who aren’t trained on interviewing: The basic rule of interview questions is that you should avoid questions that delve into the age, gender, ethnicity, race, marital status, religion, and other categories from which employers are barred from discriminating. Since you can’t legally make employment decisions based on these characteristics, gathering this information is opening the door to allegations of wrongdoing...
 * Inconsistent hiring practices — When your foot is on the gas and you’re growing, creating policies and documenting practices may not be at the top of your to-do list...
 * Consistency is the key. All applicants should be treated in a similar fashion, unless there’s a strong reason for doing otherwise. For example, if you’re doing background checks for some positions but not others, there should be a clear rationale to back up this practice.
 * Getting the right fit for the right role — Sometimes a new employee just doesn’t work out. Personality or psychographic profiling tests can offer a window into the way a person works... 

 No employer runs their business in a way that they think will land them in court. And if they do, they likely have more problems to deal with than just employment practices liability... Ladera Ranch, CAL, usA - Trucking News, by Janine Tracy/HNI - April 6, 2015

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