AuthBridge Report Reveals Widespread Hiring Red Flags in India
Mumbai: AuthBridge’s latest report, “Workforce Fraud Files 2025,” has exposed a significant issue of misrepresentation and fraud in India’s workforce. The report analyzed six months of background verification data and found a 6% discrepancy rate for white-collar employees and a 4% rate for gig workers.
Key Findings
The report highlights critical vulnerabilities in current hiring processes, with employment and resume checks being the most error-prone areas. The findings show that 17% of resumes did not match the candidates’ actual credentials, and 13% of employment checks failed due to inflated salaries, fabricated work experience, and contract violations.
Industry-Specific Discrepancies
The report also found industry-specific discrepancies, with the pharma sector reporting the highest discrepancy rate at 16%, followed by BFSI/financial services at 11.69%, telecom at 11.34%, and IT/ITES at 9.46%. The gig economy also showed concerning trends, with 20% of cases failing address verification checks and 3.5% of gig workers having a legal history.
Recommendations
To combat these rising fraud trends, AuthBridge recommends adopting instant and ongoing verification, designing role-based verification protocols, and implementing real-time facial recognition and device binding to prevent impersonation.
