CIFAS, the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have launched free guidance to help employers understand and measure the threats of staff fraud.

John Hinds, policy and projects manager at CIFAS, says: “For many organisations, the days when the majority of staff fraud cases would be handled quietly with no publicity, allowing the dishonest employee either to resign discreetly or be dismissed inconspicuously are long gone. Indeed a number of businesses are now taking this a step further by sharing with each other, through CIFAS, data about staff fraud within their organisations. Businesses should aim to create a rigorous internal anti-fraud culture that promotes honesty, openness, integrity and vigilance throughout the workforce.”

Ben Willmott, CIPD employee relations adviser, adds: “Employers should adopt a risk-based approach to managing employee fraud and dishonesty which is appropriate to the organisation, the industry sector and different job roles.”