MIE Background Screening Index (2019)

During last year, as a result of continued strained economic growth, the local job market was severely impacted, with thousands of retrenchments recorded in 2019. The 9th edition of our Background Screening Index (BSI) Report sheds light on key hiring and background screening trends we noted during 2019.

There is no denying that South Africa is facing unprecedented circumstances and this chilling outlook is regrettably set to continue based on reports by analysts pre, and post to the impacts of the Coronavirus taking hold in South Africa.

You can download the full report here.

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