The cost of running the checks was not disclosed, but Warren said it is ``significant.'' The Florida Department of Law Enforcement charges $15 for a statewide criminal check, which covers city, county and state arrests. However,
Disney plans to check employees going back seven years, which means some out-of-state research would be required. Disney has contracted with a company to do the work.
http://articles.latimes.com/1998/oct/18/news/mn-33641
Thanks for that link @Magnolia!
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Disney has no written guidelines about what crimes would prevent someone from being hired, Warren said. Those decisions would be made on an individual basis, considering the type of crime and how long ago it was committed. Warren said an employee who had a criminal background and did not disclose it on the application could face disciplinary action for lying.
Since SM has not been convicted of a crime, he can easily circumvent this clause on a Disney application. I seriously doubt that Disney HR would search the Horry County public index for any pending court cases. However, wouldn't you think that there would be something that asks if you wear an anklet?
My thought is that Disney wouldn't want their reputation tarnished by hiring someone with a pending murder trial in the midst. There are PLENTY of other qualified individuals that they could hire before him IMO.
Here in MB, one of the local car washes won't even hire someone with visible tattoos! Go figure.
http://disneycareers.com/en/faq/application-process >
https://sjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=25348&siteid=5046&jobid=256846
I filled out an app so I could get to their policies. I quit before submitting a digital signature (because that would be a no-no) so, I didn't get to any background questions. Here is what it said...
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Food and Beverage Food Handler- Part-Time, Walt Disney World
To ensure a safe and healthy environment for our Guests and Cast, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free of the influences of drugs. For specific roles, an offer of employment is conditional based on a satisfactory result of a drug test result for illegal substances. The company also has a policy of drug and alcohol testing on a random basis or under other circumstances during the course of employment.
If an offer of employment is made, I understand that prior to, and during my employment, I may be required by the Company to take and pass a medical examination, and I hereby voluntarily consent to any such examination when requested by the Company.
I authorize and request all of my present and former employers, school authorities, references, and other individuals and entities, to give information concerning me, whether or not it is on its records, and I release them and their companies, and the Company, from any liability whatsoever arising from furnishing the requested information. I also authorize the Company to give information concerning me, whether or not it is on their records, to prospective employers in the future, and release the Company and its employees from any liability whatsoever in this regard.
I certify that all statements given on this application are correct and complete and realize that falsification or misrepresentation,
including omission, on this or any other personnel record, or in the hiring process, may be grounds for refusal of employment, or if hired, may lead to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
If hired, I agree to conform to all present or subsequently issued policies, rules, procedures, and regulations of the Company. I recognize that my employment is at will and I can be transferred, reassigned, or demoted, or my employment can be terminated at any time with or without cause, and with or without notice. Either the Company or I may terminate the employment relationship at will for any reason not prohibited by law or by a written Company policy in effect at the time of termination. I understand that (except for a written employment agreement for a fixed term) no representative of the Company has authority to enter into any agreement with me for employment for any specified period of time, or that is not terminable at will by myself or the Company, or to make any representations contrary to the foregoing. Any practices that are or may appear to be at variance with this do not effect a waiver by the Company of the at-will status in any way except the senior officer in charge of the corporate operations of The Walt Disney Company who may do so only in writing. <,/p>
In the event of employment, and in consideration thereof, the Company and any person or concern it may authorize will be entitled, without further consent, to copyright, sell, or use in any manner, any picture or photograph or other likeness of me (including still, video, or motion picture), or recording of my voice.
Employment is subject to the satisfactory completion of a background check and, as applicable, a reference check.
AGREEMENT: By signing this Electronic Signature Acknowledgment Online Form, I agree that my electronic signature is the legally binding equivalent to my handwritten signature, with the validity and meaning as my handwritten signature. I will not, at any time in the future, repudiate the meaning of my electronic signature or claim that my electronic signature is not legally binding.
Most likely, he got a construction job. IMO
