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Companies Grappling With Hiring-Related Discrepancies: Report
Kashmir Observer
|February 19, 2026 Issue
Companies are grappling with hiring-related issues, with the discrepancy rate in resumes touching as high as 5 per cent for recruitments in the first half of fiscal 2025-26, according to a report.
The report ‘Workforce Fraud Files - HI FY26' by business intelligence firm AuthBridge is based on an analysis of background checks. The firm said it conducts 15 million monthly verifica~tion checks. Background checks were done for various factors, including identity, address, employment history, education, criminal records, and curriculum vitae validation.
White-collar reported a 4.33 per discrepancy rate while gig-workers reported a 5.6 per cent discrepancy rate in background verification, the report said.
This story is from the February 19, 2026 Issue edition of Kashmir Observer.
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