IT companies tighten employee background checks to curb terrorism
By
siliconindia news bureau
Bangalore: As the grip of terrorism tightens, IT companies resort to strict security measures to secure them. Moreover, techies being noted for their involvement in all terrorism activities make the firms adopt a stern process of complete background check of their employees.
While there were measures ensuring security of the firm the trend of continuous blasts and the threat calls, makes them more alert. Earlier, many IT companies were lenient in ensuring a proper background check before hiring. But now they have become more careful. As reported by IT Examiner, an anonymous source of Wipro said, "We do enough background checks before hiring, and we also work with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) on this."
Nasscom in association with the National securities Depository has set up National Skills Registry (NSR) body to record a centralized database of employees of IT and BPO firms, to verify an employee's identification through background checks. Many IT companies such as Accenture, Dell, Genpact, HCL-BPO, HP, i-flex, Infosys, Mphasis, Satyam, TCS, Wipro and Zensar have signed up for the registry.
Apart from these normal precautions, there is also an inclination towards insurance policy covering terrorism. "The terrorism policy is an add-on cover which can be taken with the fire insurance policy cover." said Parimal Shah, a fire insurance surveyor, to Times of India. The rate of preference for the terrorism clause can be seen in the words of an insurance official who says, "The common terrorism pool today has over Rs.1, 000 crore and is set to touch Rs.2, 000 crore in a few year."
While there were measures ensuring security of the firm the trend of continuous blasts and the threat calls, makes them more alert. Earlier, many IT companies were lenient in ensuring a proper background check before hiring. But now they have become more careful. As reported by IT Examiner, an anonymous source of Wipro said, "We do enough background checks before hiring, and we also work with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) on this."
Nasscom in association with the National securities Depository has set up National Skills Registry (NSR) body to record a centralized database of employees of IT and BPO firms, to verify an employee's identification through background checks. Many IT companies such as Accenture, Dell, Genpact, HCL-BPO, HP, i-flex, Infosys, Mphasis, Satyam, TCS, Wipro and Zensar have signed up for the registry.
Apart from these normal precautions, there is also an inclination towards insurance policy covering terrorism. "The terrorism policy is an add-on cover which can be taken with the fire insurance policy cover." said Parimal Shah, a fire insurance surveyor, to Times of India. The rate of preference for the terrorism clause can be seen in the words of an insurance official who says, "The common terrorism pool today has over Rs.1, 000 crore and is set to touch Rs.2, 000 crore in a few year."
Reader's comments(4)
1
Yes, these cooperative efforts must be taken before as the De fence forces are
adopting the measure to verify the character of their recruited employees. In
such a way there are the maximum changes to input the security measures.
adopting the measure to verify the character of their recruited employees. In
such a way there are the maximum changes to input the security measures.
Posted by:
Ram Saran Sharma
2
The IT industry and in particular the MNCs within this space have been
conducting background checks on potential recruits for almost eight years now.
But the rigor that goes into this exercise in the US is not to be found in India
since neither colleges/universities nor the police departments dont cooperate
with the verification companies to the extent that they ought to.
Consequently, the hundreds of verification companies that have mushroomed
undertake ad hoc checks to meet the stringent deadlines of their clients whose
key concern is not to lose a potential employee should the verification be
delayed.
The recruiting companies are probably aware that the verification process is
inadequate but still choose to run with this flawed mechanism to crash joining
timelines and reduce the costs that would have to be incurred for an intensive
verification.
Now that the employment market is about to experience a bear hug, recruiting
companies may finally strengthen the verification process.
conducting background checks on potential recruits for almost eight years now.
But the rigor that goes into this exercise in the US is not to be found in India
since neither colleges/universities nor the police departments dont cooperate
with the verification companies to the extent that they ought to.
Consequently, the hundreds of verification companies that have mushroomed
undertake ad hoc checks to meet the stringent deadlines of their clients whose
key concern is not to lose a potential employee should the verification be
delayed.
The recruiting companies are probably aware that the verification process is
inadequate but still choose to run with this flawed mechanism to crash joining
timelines and reduce the costs that would have to be incurred for an intensive
verification.
Now that the employment market is about to experience a bear hug, recruiting
companies may finally strengthen the verification process.
Posted by:
Chiranjit Banerjee
3
Thats a good step to curb terror
Not only IT and ITES should register to this , but it should be mandaotry to all
Manufacturing firms and SME s
Not only IT and ITES should register to this , but it should be mandaotry to all
Manufacturing firms and SME s
Posted by:
aiyappa.P.M
4
well ofcourse when the terrorist are triggering them they will react in this
way... but these alone i doubt will help... get some smart security process...
way... but these alone i doubt will help... get some smart security process...
Posted by:
mala
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