Blog20th Mar 2017Are businesses doing enough to encourage whistleblowing?In America, the Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal drew lots of media attention over the last year. The scandal highlighted a fraudulent scheme whereby the bank’s employees were caught opening millions of fake accounts for unsuspecting customers. As a result…View more
Blog6th Mar 2017Tips on how you can encourage whistleblowers to speak upWhistleblower protection is essential for safeguarding the public interest and for fostering a culture of integrity and accountability within organisations. While many businesses are becoming more proactive in developing policies that clearly define how they will protect whistleblowers, there are…View more
Blog3rd Feb 2017Bribery – How driving down dangerous roads could prove costlyThe Bribery Act 2010 remains one of the most far-reaching pieces of legislation dealing with the threat of bribery and corruption across the globe. Proof of how far this anti-corruption legislation travels across international boundaries, was demonstrated recently in the…View more
Blog21st Dec 2016The best whistleblowing and anti-fraud solutionAs a counter-fraud investigator of many years, nothing surprises me when it comes to the various types of devious behaviour perpetrated by fraudsters against businesses up and down the country. Most frauds that are committed against businesses share common characteristics…View more
Blog1st Nov 2016A forward thinking whistleblowing solutionHaving the confidence to speak up about illegal or fraudulent actions which, once reported, could result in unwanted consequences for the whistleblower is often easier said than done. Concerns for whistleblowers include impact on future career prospects, stress and reaction…View more
Blog12th Oct 2016Modern Slavery: You need to take noteThe concept of modern slavery seems completely alien to most of us. The images of slaves, enforced to provide their labour, shackled and whipped come to mind and seem preposterous to consider in the context of modern business. It…View more
Blog12th Oct 2016Networking in the Connected AgeThis month we consider how best we can build meaningful and productive business relationships. An essential skill in modern times, which spans every function and sector. We include some top tips taken from current thinking. What are we talking…View more
Blog12th Oct 2016How Leadership Style is Impacting Employee EngagementGiven the now extensive research linking Performance directly to Employee Engagement, most leaders are aware that the business of ‘Engaging’ employees is no longer considered a ‘soft’ topic. It’s an essential component for developing an agile organisation that can survive…View more
Blog12th Oct 2016Are your people ‘Fit for Success’?In recent years there has been a growing interest in the role and correlation between physical fitness and physical capacity with the achievement of high performance. There does seem to be a pattern amongst very high performing business leaders and…View more
Blog4th Oct 2016Time for Councils to see, hear & speak upThere’s much more that could be done to clamp down on fraud and other wrongdoing in local government, argues SEAN MACAULEY of AAB. Having spent 22 years with a local authority and worked as a Fraud Manager, I’ve understandably spent…View more
Blog27th Sep 2016New criminal finance bill targeting EmployersPrime Minister Theresa May is pushing forward an expansion of current legislation to target white-collar crime originally proposed by former PM David Cameron in May. The proposed plans are intended not only to encourage bosses to do more to prevent…View more
Blog18th Aug 2016Whistleblowing rules in the financial services industryDespite the introduction of the UK’s Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and the subsequent Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 which provided much needed protection for whistleblowers, employees in many industries across the UK have often continued to suffer mistreatment…View more