Mumbai (Maharashtra)/ Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 14 (ANI/PRNewswire): First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a leading global provider of HR technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance, announces the publication of its India Employment Screening Trends Report. The 35-page document is a compilation of anonymized data and analytics from the Company's background screenings performed for its customers in the Indian market in Q4-22. In Q4-22, industries such as BFSI, Healthcare & Pharma, Telecom, Engineering & Infrastructure showed substantially greater discrepancy percentages than the overall average of 8.3%. Other notable findings include: - Discrepancy percentage in the BFSI sector increased from 9.67% in Q3-22 to 10.30% in Q4-22. - For Employment Verifications: IT, Retail, FMCG, Engineering & Infrastructure sectors have shown a higher inclination towards alternative modes of verification. - In Q3-22 sectors like BFSI, Consulting
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/ Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 11 (ANI/PRNewswire): First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a leading global provider of HR technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance, announced the publication of its India Employment Screening Trends Report. The 37-page document is a compilation of anonymized data and analytics from the Company's background screenings performed for its customers in the India market in Q1-22. FMCG, Retail and Manufacturing Sector shows Major Discrepancy Trends in Q2-22. In Q2-22, Industries such as FMCG, Retail, BPO, E-commerce, and logistics showed substantially greater discrepancy percentages than the overall average of 11.3 per cent. Other notable findings include: - FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing Industries experienced greater differences in discrepancy percentage. - Out of every 100 education checks verified in the Retail sector, 20 were discrepant in Q2-22. - For Employment Verifications, IT, FMCG, R
(Photo courtesy of House of Representatives) MANILA - The House of Representatives will wrap up plenary debates on the proposed 2023 national budget on Wednesday, a lawmaker said Tuesday. "It is the second stage of the budget process where Congress members dedicate another pair of eyes to review the proposed budget. So far, we have terminated the debates for 61 agencies and constitutional bodies, leaving us with 14 more to deliberate," House appropriations committee vice chair and Marikina Representative Stella Luz Quimbo said in a statement during the Ugnayan sa Batasan forum. "It is vital that the President has certified the immediate enactment of the 2023 GAB. Usually, bills go through three independent readings on three separate days. With the President's certification of urgency, mapapabilis ang proseso dahil hindi na kinakailangan ng hiwalay na second at third reading (the process will be expedited because the second and third reading don't have to be done
(screenshot of the "Lefe of a Filipino Inventor" virtual launch) MANILA - Finding opportunity amid the Covid-19 pandemic helped Filipino inventor Gary Vasquez to come up with an idea that eventually became popular, his mist-dispensing innovation, Misty Kool. "Covid is a disaster, but it also gives an opportunity," Vasquez said at the virtual launch of his book, Life of a Filipino Inventor, on Wednesday. "I invented it for myself, just to satisfy my curiosity to solve the problem. Then my friends noticed the machine that I was using. They inquired where I got it or what did I do and asked me to make one for them. Their friends asked them where did they get it, and they ordered," he added. Other clients, such as restaurants, factories, warehouses, private homes, came in. "I was sanitizing the Palace, villages, using misting canons," Vasquez said. Misty Kool is a misting system that sprays ultra-fine microns of water to cool off any area. The machin