Open Criminal Case and Job Offers: Will It Affect Background Checks with Major Indian IT Firms?

Hi,

I have a criminal case that is currently open. Will this have any impact on my background verification process with Accenture, TCS, Wipro, or Infosys?

Thank you.

Dear colleague,

Almost all companies are likely not to consider you for a job. However, depending on the minor or major criminal offense, there could be exceptions, which is the rarest of rare possibilities.

Regards,
Vinaysk Nagarkar
HR Consultant

Hi,

First, solve and clear your open criminal case, and then apply for a job.

Dear member, yes, your concern is understandable. While conducting a background check, companies might verify whether any criminal case is pending against a candidate and may decide whether to hire him or her. However, this exposes the double standards of Indian business owners or HR professionals. A news report states that "43% of newly-elected Lok Sabha MPs face criminal charges." The average electorate does not hesitate to elect a criminal and allow him or her to become a lawmaker. They are swayed by the top leader and do not mind criminals handling legislative matters of our country.

Some of the elected MPs have become union ministers as well. However, when it comes to selecting a job candidate, the legal dictum that "nobody is guilty unless proved" goes silent. Nobody tells a candidate of a political party to clear the criminal cases against him and then contest the elections, but the advice is reserved for a job candidate to do so. One should have lofty standards, but one should not be selective in applying them.

Anyway, keep applying for the job. Sometimes luck might favor you, and you may not become a victim of pretentious grandstanding.

Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar

What do you mean by a criminal open case? What are the offences alleged? What is the present stage of the matter? Do the offences alleged involve allegations as to moral turpitude?