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Six months after starting her job, the woman began taking R537 million from her employer.
Six months after she began working for her employer, a Boksburg accountant began embezzling R537 million. June 2004 saw Hildegard… Read More »
Importance of integrity in the workplace
Integrity improvement and corruption prevention must be taken into consideration while implementing occupational safety and health (OSH) practices. What negative… Read More »
Doctor accused of fraud, 85, claims he is too old to go to trial.
An 85-year-old doctor claims he is too old to stand trial after being accused of providing a fake death certificate… Read More »
What is embezzlement and how does embezzlement happen?
The misuse or misappropriation of company resources or assets is referred to as embezzlement. When a worker or company owner… Read More »
Dreading his wellbeing, top cop skips parliament hearing on Eskom
The claims of fraud and corruption made by former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter, in which at least one ANC… Read More »
Former Absa workers sentenced to 15 years in prison for JSE and Samanco Foundation fraud
The Mokopane regional court this week convicted three former Absa bank workers who worked at its Limpopo and Gauteng branches… Read More »
Spine surgeon found guilty of receiving over $300,000 in kickbacks
In exchange for doing spine procedures at a now-defunct Long Beach hospital whose owner was imprisoned for committing a massive… Read More »
The interview with De Ruyter was a form of “whistle-blowing,” says Yelland
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s appearance with a private TV station last Tuesday, in the opinion of energy expert… Read More »
Why is Gen Z the generation least likely to report workplace wrongdoing?
Despite claiming to be eager to report misbehavior, a survey found that 38.9% of Gen Z respondents indicated they did… Read More »
Keeping an eye out for hybrid workers: indicators of employee fraud and precautions for the company
While there are many well-known advantages of hybrid working, there are also substantial ongoing obstacles for companies. In light of… Read More »
Victory for whistleblower as court orders reinstatement
A woman received compensation for the “punishment” she suffered after bringing attention to attempted nepotism in the department. The whistleblower… Read More »
According to a recent study, male whistleblowers experience less backlash than female whistleblowers do.
Employees who observe unethical behavior at work are unwilling to report it out of fear of reprisal. According to recent… Read More »
How an ethical crisis develops at work and how to deal with it
How would you respond if you were an employee and breaking the rules may cost you your job? Would you… Read More »
Mark MacGann comes forward as the Uber whistleblower
The whistleblower was identified by The Guardian as Mark MacGann, who served as the firm’s senior lobbyist in Europe from… Read More »
Medical whistleblower reinstated
Dr. De Maayer is back at work after his suspension was lifted by the Department of Health. This comes after… Read More »
Workplace: This is where you’re most likely to face moral dilemmas and temptations to act unethically.
Employees are not immune from unethical behaviour simply because they are at work. Because we spend so much time at… Read More »
Tips to support the whistleblower process from an HR viewpoint
When dealing with whistleblower incidents, organizations need to be practical and focused so that employees feel supported from the time… Read More »
The risks of wearing too many hats in the workplace when practicing leadership
Past failures at Boeing, WeWork and Facebook show why companies should avoid having the same person double as CEO and… Read More »
Today is #GlobalEthicsDay2020
Today 21st October 2020 is Global Ethics Day. This is a fantastic teaching opportunity for organisations worldwide to share the… Read More »