Education establishments, local authorities and hospitals are all large organisations often to be found at the forefront of organised recruitment procedures but due to the large numbers of employees being required to work in sensitive and responsible positions they are often the high profile examples of the flaws in the vetting procedures that the media with the benefit of hindsight always suggest should have been in place.
Tailored packages including standards recommended by us to compare with practice in other industries are the way forward for these organisations.
“The value of employee fraud has risen almost 80% in 2005 from a year earlier - and more than 20% since 2003.”
BDO Stoy Hayward, fraud track report.
Quote of the Week
“"If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a month -- get married. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else."
.” Chinese Proverb