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    Top 10 HR questions February 2025: Supporting employees observing Ramadan

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    by Brightmine 4 Mar 2025

    Most frequently asked questions during February include queries about Ramadan and dismissals on the grounds of ill health.

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    Post Office scandal police probe to draw in employees, lawyers and civil servants

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Dec 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Dec 2024

    One hundred police officers are now working on a criminal investigation of current and past Post Office employees, civil servants and lawyers.

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    CV fraudster stripped of earnings after lying about qualifications

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Aug 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Aug 2022

    People who lie about their qualifications or experience on their CV and are offered a job as a result can...

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    How to respond to an HMRC furlough enquiry

    by Nick Bustin 18 May 2022
    by Nick Bustin 18 May 2022

    How can you respond and what information might you need to provide if your business receives an HMRC furlough enquiry letter?

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    MPs press HMRC to recover furlough funds lost to fraud

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Feb 2022

    MPs have said HM Revenue & Customs ‘risks rewarding the unscrupulous’ if it fails to recover furlough grants that were made in error.

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    Home working has increased fraud risk, finds survey

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2022

    Nine in 10 organisations say the risk of fraud has increased as a direct result of home working.
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    Treasury writes off three-quarters of Covid support grants lost to fraudsters

    by Personnel Today 17 Jan 2022
    by Personnel Today 17 Jan 2022

    The Treasury expects to recover only £1 of every £4 in Covid support payments that were claimed fraudulently or in error.

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    Businesses could face welter of fraud probes once furlough ends

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Sep 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Sep 2021

    The government is looking to recoup a suspected £7bn of fraudulent or erroneous Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims, says tax specialist.

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    HR investigated after man skipped work for 15 years

    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2021
    by Rob Moss 22 Apr 2021

    Two HR professionals are under investigation after a hospital ‘worker’ in southern Italy was found not to have shown up for a shift in 15 years.

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    HMRC reveals only partial details of employers claiming furlough

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Jan 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Jan 2021

    More details of employers using the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme will be revealed next month but ministers criticised for lack of transparency.

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    MPs ask government to list furlough claimants

    by Jo Faragher 21 Dec 2020
    by Jo Faragher 21 Dec 2020

    MPs on the Public Accounts Committee are calling on the government to list companies that signed up to the furlough scheme amid concerns over high levels of fraud.

    • Coronavirus
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    Furlough extension: practical implications for HR

    by Sungjin Park 10 Nov 2020
    by Sungjin Park 10 Nov 2020

    Following the announcement that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be in place until March 2021 and will cover 80%...

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    ‘Hastily’ drawn up furlough scheme left ‘unacceptable’ room for fraud

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Oct 2020

    The speed at which the furlough scheme and other economic support packages were drawn up has left them open to...

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    City traders working from home must be monitored

    by Rob Moss 13 Oct 2020
    by Rob Moss 13 Oct 2020

    A City watchdog has warned financial services firms that it expects them to have updated their policies, refreshed their training...

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    Two arrested in £70k furlough fraud investigation

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Sep 2020

    Two people in London have been arrested in connection with a suspected £70,000 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme fraud.

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