Blog26th Jun 2024 A forward thinking whistleblowing solution Having 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Modern Slavery: You need to take note The 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Networking in the Connected Age This 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 How Leadership Style is Impacting Employee Engagement Given 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Are 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Time for Councils to see, hear & speak up There’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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 New criminal finance bill targeting Employers Prime 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Why failing to set the tone at the top can prove costly In recent years many organisations up and down the country have implemented whistleblowing arrangements and other controls, with the aim of encouraging staff to speak up and help stamp out fraud and other wrongdoing. However transparency in the workplace must… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Whistleblowing rules in the financial services industry Despite 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… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Enhancing regulatory compliance in Care Homes Care Home providers across the UK are entrusted to care for the vulnerable and provide national standards of quality and safety required by law. National Standards cover a number of areas such as how patients and persons are treated, the… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 An Ounce of Prevention is Better Than a Pound of Cure The term ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is a well-known proverb in the anti-fraud industry used by fraud specialists when demonstrating that it’s easier to stop fraud happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Protecting Data Privacy in Global Whistleblowing Schemes Implementation of a whistleblowing hotline provides businesses with an effective tool to provide their employees with a confidential route to report wrongdoing in the workplace and aid global enterprises in combating fraud, bribery, corruption and financial malpractice. However, planning a… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Tough new fines loom for safety slip-ups If you thought a breach of health and safety regulations would just result in a rap over the knuckles, new sentencing guidelines may make you think again, argues Sean McAuley of accountancy firm AAB. From 1st February 2016, the sentencing… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 The Long & Winding Road Volkswagen’s troubles are far from over, but could this all have been avoided? Over a month has passed since the Volkswagen emission scandal hit headlines around the globe, but the full extent of the damage may not become apparent for… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Fife firm falls foul of anti-corruption legislation Since coming into force in 2011, the Bribery Act 2010, widely described as the toughest and furthest-reaching anti-corruption legislation in international law, has claimed dozens of scalps. And just last month, a Scottish cabling company set a new precedent after… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 See, Hear and Speak Up The UK’s Public Information Disclosure Act 1998 was introduced in order to ensure there was comprehensive protection in place for employees so that they could come forward and report serious wrongdoing in their workplace, by making a ‘protected disclosure’, without… By Caroline Murphy View more