Blog26th Jun 2024
Like most sectors, charities are vulnerable to fraud and can be easy targets for criminals. With an annual UK income in excess of £69 billion it is no surprise that there are significant threats to charities involving fraud and other…
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A recent scandal within the Financial Sector created a media frenzy when news broke that Barclays CEO Jes Staley had been investigated for attempting to unmask a whistleblower within his organisation. The news deals a fresh blow to the bank’s…
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It’s estimated by non-governmental organisations that nearly 46 million people are enslaved around the world in 2017. The majority of them are found in China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan, although no country is immune from the problem and there…
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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…
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Whistleblower 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…
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The 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…
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As 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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