Hiring the right employee is crucial in construction, where safety, reliability, and productivity are paramount. Cutting corners on hiring practices can lead to costly claims and increased premiums. ROII consistently finds that poor hiring practices are a major driver of claim costs.
Finding employees for the construction trades has become a real challenge, and even worse, finding skilled employees. Everyone is frustrated with the labor shortage, but cutting corners on sound hiring practices can lead to a worse situation than had you not hired at all. Every year, ROII can trace a large percentage of claim costs back to poor hiring practices.