Private Sector

More companies are relying on the nontraditional workers of the gig economy. But are they ready to manage the potential obstacles?

https://betterworkingworld.ey.com/workforce/what-are-the-hidden-risks-of-contingent-workforces

A man who took almost £60,000 away from the small business he worked for has been jailed for 20 months.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/02/16/almost-family-trusted-wednesbury-worker-jailed-for-57000-garage-fraud/

The salesman got victims – including customers of Mercedes in Wolverhampton – to invest in bogus schemes to deal in traded-in cars.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/02/14/car-showroom-conman-in-100k-fraud-to-pay-back-10/

Four months after it became a criminal offence for a business to have an employee or other 'associated person' who facilitates tax evasion, many businesses have still not got the policies and procedures in place that could protect them

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/february/many-businesses-are-still-at-risk-from-tax-corporate-criminal-offence/

The Insolvency Service has disqualified a director at Agri Firma Capital for a maximum of 15 years for fraudulent conduct of “the nastiest kind”

https://economia.icaew.com/en/news/february-2018/director-disqualified-for-nastiest-fraud

There are several offences available under this legislation

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cc1c2acb-314c-4116-bc6a-d708adc9c21e

Reflecting on Safer Internet Day businesses should take a look at the scale of fraud affecting all types of commerce, but especially ecommerce where stolen identities, hijacked accounts and cards, and all kinds of malware can interfere.

http://www.smeweb.com/2018/02/08/safer-internet-day-fraud-disrupts-businesses/

A man wanted by police for almost 11 years in connection with a £4 million corporate fraud case has been arrested in Spain and brought back to the UK to face the courts.

http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/15982454.Man_held_after_11_year_hunt_by_police_probing_alleged___4m_fraud/

As we kick off 2018, businesses are looking for opportunities to protect and serve their customers while increasing revenues.

https://www.thepaypers.com/expert-opinion/tackling-fraud-trends-in-2018-what-to-expect-and-what-your-business-can-do-to-prepare/771842

The jury in a fraud trial against 3 former Tesco executives has been dismissed after one defendant suffered a heart attack.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/tesco-fraud-trial-case-discontinued-after-defendant-suffers-heart-attack-2018-2