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Fraud occurs every day across a variety of industries, causing trillions in losses each year.
The new Slovak Act on Whistleblowing that took effect 1 March 2019 has introduced some notable changes to the obligations that employers faced under the previous Act on Whistleblowing valid until 28 February 2019.
http://www.mondaq.com/x/821312/Whistleblowing/Enhancing+Whistleblower+Protection+Will+The+Whistle+Blow+Louder
The G20 High Level Principles for Effective Protection of Whistleblowers endorsed today at the G20 Summit in Osaka are a welcome acknowledgement of the crucial role whistleblowers play in bringing wrongdoing to light, and the retribution they often face. G20 countries should now move quickly to turn words into action, and pass national legislation that matches or goes beyond the level of protection recommended by the Osaka principles.
https://www.transparency.org/news/pressrelease/new_g20_principles_on_whistleblower_protection_must_be_urgently_implemented
The Retail Sales Index (RSI) measures the value and volume of retail sales in Great Britain on an average weekly basis. This report presents estimates in the retail industry for the four-week period 28 April 2019 to 25 May 2019. Ryan Kemp, director of retail, at credit reporting agency TransUnion, reflects on the trends
http://www.smeweb.com/2019/07/01/ons-retail-sales-index-q2-2019/
Nobody wants to discover they’ve fallen prey to a financial scam. Some good news, though – people who have been tricked into transferring money directly to a fraudster now have a new safety net, which should mean they have a better chance of getting a refund.
https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/explained-how-new-safety-net-will-protect-fraud-victims/?utm_source=twitter
Online fraud is on the rise. According to trade association UK Finance, scams against online retailers totalled £265.1 million in 2018, up 29% on the previous year. However, retailers are increasingly arming themselves in the fight against cybercrime. Last year the sector spent 17% more on cybersecurity, found a recent survey by the British Retail Consortium.
https://www.essentialretail.com/features/fraud-prevention-beat-online/#.XQ5mnuO_Xng.twitter
Britain’s fraud capitals for scams involving fake romances, computer virus attacks, investment fraud and bogus tradespeople have been pinpointed by Which?
Following a successful pilot in London earlier this year, HSBC is set to roll out new technology to cut down ATM fraud.
https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/new-atm-technology-reduces-cash-trapping-fraud-theft-hsbc
People in Sussex are particularly likely to say they have fallen victim to romance scams, Norfolk is a hotspot for reports of computer fixing fraud, and London is the capital of online shopping and investment cons, analysis from Which? suggests.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/live-fraud-hotspot-230100226.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL2JjU3NjRW9BNEc&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAnrm5POoKf2Ueyzhz-AQ10xdgNDmlgKsNMfWGzotF0T6tVK4-I-hhgYMp9RcC3RXkdsw90sSATpvd04xvhHGW22F2Val4gsJqTt-ld5tban4kNIOrJXRfxMW7KZ3gcyrjvHvPy-zXD2IiKDUbSq92WHVO6X2r_RqdQ-nkTcuwL5
Millions of Brits have quit social media, changed email provider or moved banks due to fraud in the past 12 months, new research shows.
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