Polygraph Vetting Services - Middelburg

Company Profile
Thank you for your interest in Polygraph Vetting Services. We hope the information provided will help you with your polygraph investigation needs.
Magda Weideman is the sole proprietor of Polygraph Vetting Services that was established during 2013. She was employed at the Department of Justice from 1992 until 2005. She started her career conducting interviews for security clearances.
Magda was appointed as the Office Manager at the Office for the Control of Interception and Monitoring of Communications. The Office was by law mandated and responsible for the investigation of serious crime and she was responsible to, in conjunction with the respective law enforcement agencies (i.e. the South African Police Service, the National Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Special Operations and the South African Secret Service) deal with applications submitted to the office in respect of the investigation of such crimes.

During 2005 Magda established her own business in the hospitality industry. As a result of her previous experience, corporate clients approached her to be of assistance in respect of pre-employment vetting/lie detection through polygraph examination as well as polygraph examination in respect of specific crime incidents (theft of money, bribery, fraud, etc.) in the workplace.

In 2013 Magda qualified as a polygraph examiner through the American International Institute of Polygraph. Magda is a member of the Polygraph Association of South Africa (PASA) and has been involved in truth verification and lie detection on a full time basis since 2013. Magda also holds a BA Psychology degree through the University of South Africa.
Services

Professional Suite: We provide state-of-the-art tools to help you screen your candidates, verifying CV content, checking credit records, qualifications, driver’s licences and, criminal records. We verify also previous employment verification and character references, amongst other checks.
Polygraph Vetting Services provides highly reliable, independent and strictly confidential polygraph services to Commercial, Private and Government clients all over South Africa.
According to the latest Background Screening Index by Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE), South Africa's leading background screening company, one in five job seekers in South Africa have a criminal record, negative credit history, false qualification or fake drivers license.
The Index is based on the findings of 2.3 million checks done by MIE in 2012 and revealed the following in respect of areas that pose the biggest risk to employers:
Criminal record
16% of job seekers posed a risk in terms of previous criminal activity (25% for violent crimes, e.g. assault, child abuse, murder and robbery, 21% for theft, 19% for white collar crime, e.g. bribery, corruption, fraud and forgery, and 10% for drug related crimes).
Credit history
21% of all job seekers posed a risk in relation to aspects concerning honesty and trust.

Qualifications
16% of Curriculum Vitaes submitted by job seekers included false information and claims regarding qualifications.
Driver’s license
30% of all drivers' licenses verified by MIE posed a risk and 4% of identification documents could not be verified by MIE.
In respect of the driving of a company vehicle, the verifying of a job seeker's drivers license is a necessity as no insurer will pay a claim where the driver is not licensed. Within the transport industry the following risks are prevalent:
•Theft of fuel.
•Theft of spare wheel/tools.
•Theft of cargo.
•Transport of unauthorised/illegal cargo.
•Overloading.
•Transport of unauthorised passengers.
•Losses as a result of alleged robbery/criminal activities.
Pre-employment screening:
Lie detection/truth verification regarding integrity, reliability, substance abuse, criminal conduct and work ethic is determinant in order to ensure profitability and sustainability of any business.
The benefits of effective pre-employment screening of prospective employees to your company or business and your client entail the following:
-Reduce the risk of appointing an employee not suitable for appointment due to, for instance, past involvement in criminal activity, tendency to criminal behaviour, falsified educational credentials, etc.
-An expedient and effective appointment process.
-Improve appointment precision.
-Minimize incidence and cost of theft, losses, absenteeism or other conduct that may pose a threat to the company or business.
-Ensure that employees that are appointed do have the necessary skills to perform the tasks associated with their job descriptions.

Periodic Polygraph Staff Screening:
This is a preventing measure to assist businesses and employers to assess the integrity of their employees periodically to eliminate potential financial or other types of losses or damage. Clients use such tests to assess their employees’ suitability for promotion. We assist our clients in securing their business through polygraph testing.
Specific Crime Incidents:
Lie detection/truth verification in respect of specific crime incidents is an expedient, effective and cost effective tool to test personnel integrity in instances where an employee is suspected of being involved in an incident (for instance alleged hi-jacking, theft, etc.) or conduct that caused a loss to your company.
The benefits of truth verification/lie detection in respect of a specific crime incident entail the following:
-The outcome of a polygraph examination assists the employer to take appropriate action in the matter.
-Should criminal investigation be conducted the finalization of the investigation may be expedited in as far as the investigation may focus on the conduct of employee(s) that indicated deception (i.e. not being truthful regarding his/her involvement in the incident) during the polygraph examination.
Employee Integrity Assurance:
Employment risk assessment is an ongoing process. An Employer also has the right to initiate appropriate action in circumstances that justify suspicion in respect of dishonest behavior or conduct by an employee that is not in accordance with company policy or the law. Regular vetting of personnel (regarding lie detection/truth verification) by means of polygraph testing is an effective, expedient and cost effective tool to ensure personnel integrity. To this end Polygraph Vetting Services has the capability and expertise to investigate conduct of an employee that constitutes a crime or that is not in accordance with company policy.



Pricing structure
Pre-employment & Periodic screening/ employee integrity assurance
This rate is subject to negotiation depending on the number of polygraph examinations that needs to be conducted
Specific crime incident
The rate applicable in respect of lie detection/truth verification regarding a specific crime incident (for instance, bribery, alleged high jacking, etc.) is dependent on the facts of the matter and the time that will be required in respect of preparation (consultation with relevant parties, consideration of relevant information, etc).
This rate is also subject to negotiation depending on the number of polygraph examinations that needs to be conducted.

Please contact Magda Weideman for further information.