Prevalence of Drug Abuse by Employees in the Workplace

More than 75% of substance abusers are employed.

Up to 40% of industrial fatalities and 47% of industrial injuries can be linked to alcohol use and alcoholism

The Role of Workplace Violence in Disrupting the Functionality of an Organization

Violence in the workplace accounts for 17 per cent of all occupational fatalities, making it the second leading cause of job-related fatalities.

The most common effects of workplace violence incidents on employees include decreased morale, decreased sense of safety, decreased productivity, decreased trust among co-workers and increased stress and depression.

White-Collar Crime/Fraud Committed by Employees in the Workplace

• Median losses caused by executives are 16 times those of their employees.
• Employee theft is the cause of 30% of business failures.
  
  

RISK OF NOT CONDUCTING BGC

• Studies show that bad hires cost up to 5 times their annual salary.
• 53% of all job applications contain some or other inaccurate information
• Drug and Alcohol Abusers are involved in approximately 20-25% of workplace accidents
• A Study of 2,410 cases of Occupational fraud reported a total loss of more than S6.3 billion and the median loss from a single case of occupational fraud was $150,000