Why employee background check is important? | ANT Consulting

 It has been increasingly important for employer to understand about the employee through employee background check to reduce potential hiring risks.

The risk of wrong hiring could be accessing the wrong talent, exposure to criminal activities, legal issues, reputation matters that impact the business, workforce or customers.

It is understandable that if applicants are dishonest in how they obtained a job, they may be dishonest once they have the job. This could not be found out during the interview.

Hence, it is important to consider investment in background screening service to minimize the risks associated with workplace violence, lost customers, negligent hiring lawsuits, identity theft and fraud, embezzlement, data breaches, and high turnover.

The pre-employment screening by verification and validation of the information and documents provided by the potential candidates could cover the following matters.

Government-issued identification document. The candidate will provide one or more identification (ID) documents i.e. a photo ID card or passport. The employee background screening firm is asked to verify that the ID document provided by the candidate is valid.

Criminal record check. This information cannot be provided by the candidate. This record check will likely be obtained directly from Provincial Department of Justice, and possibly other local or national law enforcement organizations. With the authorization of the application, such criminal record could be obtain by background check company.

Employment history. The candidate will provide the name and location for his or her previous employers for a number of years. The background screening firm is asked to verify that the candidate actually worked for the previous employers listed.

Education history. The candidate will provide a copy of the highest degree or certificate of completion issued by the educational institution i.e. university, industrial training academy. The background check service company is asked to verify that the degree, certificate was actually issued by the institution to the candidate. The candidate may be asked to provide official transcripts from the educational institution in lieu of, or in addition to, the copy of a degree, certification in order to assist in the verification process.

Professional accreditation. If a candidate claims to have a professional accreditation or certificate, the candidate should also provide a copy of this to verify.

Managerial position. This information, a search of government records cannot be provided by the candidate. This record check will be obtained directly from Business Registration Office by employee background check service.

If a person passes a background check, it does not mean such hiring would not encounter issues in the future but it is important to have as much information about applicants being verified to warn the risks if found before making hiring decisions to reduce the potential risks to the employer and its workforce, customers.

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Private Capital Poured into Renewable Energy | ANT Consulting

Vietnam is facing pressure on rising energy demand. While public finance and concessional funding are not sufficient, encouraging private sector participation in Vietnam renewable energy sector has gained support.

According to the National Electricity Development Plan, approved by the Government, the total installed power capacity of the whole country will increase from 47,000 MW to 130,000 MW by 2030. Thus, more than 80,000 MW of new electricity is needed to be built and put into operation in the next 10 years, along with the transmission and distribution of infrastructure. Vietnam’s priority in this period is to promote the development of renewable energy such as solar and wind power… and gradually reduce its dependence on traditional forms of electricity generation.

In terms of investment capital, from now to 2030, the electricity industry needs 148 billion USD. Although Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) will continue to play an important role, new investment in the electricity industry still needs to be mobilized from the private sector.

Representatives of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) all support Vietnam to develop sustainable energy and encourage the private sector to participate in the renewable energy sector, as well as electricity generation and transmission.

According to Country Director of the World Bank in Vietnam, public sector finance and ODA will not enough to meet the huge investment needs of the electricity industry. Therefore, Vietnam must strengthen mobilization of alternative capital sources. The Government needs to seek and implement solutions to mobilize more private investment for the electricity industry.

Vietnam is a country with abundant and diverse renewable energy sources. Studies show that by 2030, Vietnam has the capacity to develop 20,000 MW of wind power and 35,000 MW of solar power.

It is worth mentioning that the advancement of technology has made the cost of producing renewable energy cheaper and cheaper. According to McKinsey & Company, a global consulting firm, in Vietnam, the cost of solar electricity has dropped by 75% and wind power by 30% from 2012 to 2017. This trend continues to decline and renewable energy is becoming a source of new and cheap electricity production.

The development of renewable energy also helps Vietnam to reduce 60% of imported fuel, as well as reduce the risk of fuel price fluctuations. Investing in renewable energy also promises to create more than 465,000 new jobs in the future.

Investing in renewable energy from the private sector in Vietnam has seen many positive signals. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, there are more than 330 solar power projects that have been waiting for approval and added to the electricity plan. Among them, 121 projects have been approved in addition to national and provincial electricity plans, with a total generating capacity of 6,100 MW by 2020.

To date, the total registered capacity for solar power investment has reached more than 26,000 MW. Among them, there are many large projects, such as a private investment project located in Ninh Thuan province, with a cluster of 3 factories, with a capacity of up to 330 MWP, has joined the national grid in April 2019 .

This will be the largest solar power plant in Southeast Asia, with a total of more than 1 million panels, with a total investment of more than 7,000 billion VND. The project contributes to reducing nearly 304,400 tons of CO2 emissions into the environment every year.

According to representative of World Bank and ADB, mobilizing private capital to develop renewable energy is a suitable direction with the strategy and objectives of the Government of Vietnam in the current period. Importantly, the Government needs to establish a transparent, more accessible, and more affordable project approval mechanism, and set out a market with electricity prices at a feasible level and regulate power purchase contracts in the direction of reducing risks for investors.

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