This post is the 2nd in a series on workplace fraud. The first post outlined how a company should deal with a fraud that they believe has been perpetrated against them by one of their own employees. This article will examine how the HR function can play a pivotal role in helping to prevent or at least significantly reduce the risk …
The Enemy Within: How Should a Company Handle a Case of Suspected Fraud?
The economic downturn in Ireland has increased the financial pressure on people. PwC partner Bob Semple said in 2009 that “No organisation or industry is immune from the threat of fraud….In these tough times, the temptation to take part in a fraud may overcome ethical values.” Or as Andrew Brown from Deloitte put it, “think of the current pressures that …