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Moonlighting: How it Could be Harming your Business
In a firm move against ‘moonlighting’, tech giant Wipro has recently terminated contracts with 300 employees that were caught working for the company’s competitors at the...
6 Ways Employers Can Beat Nepotism
Preventing or managing nepotism within the corporate world is an important component of an employer’s leadership and crucial to the company’s organisational climate and...
Scenarios that require an HR investigation and how to handle them
 An HR investigation is necessary when rules, policies and laws in the workplace have been breached. The HR team is responsible for these investigations and they should have...
Workplace Nepotism: The Signs and Consequences
In 2014, a study conducted by the American Census Bureau found that by age 30, about 22% of sons will be working for the same employer at the same time as their fathers....
How the EY incident started the conversation on a toxic work environment
 After the Ernst and Young (EY) incident, the company has been facing numerous allegations of a toxic work environment and that the company is struggling with sexism and...
4 Important Steps in an Employee Theft Investigation
Whether it's hundreds of dollars or millions of them, an employee theft investigation can be stressful and complicated to manage for any employer. Whilst a few missing...
What SOX compliance means for your business
 SOX compliance refers to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that was enacted in 2002 in the US to protect the public from enterprises and their unethical practices. It followed many...
Transform Your Investigative Interviews with the 5 Step PEACE Model
At the core of a successful workplace investigation are investigative interview strategies that are effective at drawing out the truth without discounting their...
What is integrated risk management?
 Businesses must take risks to survive and grow. Integrated risk management is a proactive approach that includes all risk management procedures and practices that...
How to implement enterprise risk management in your business
 Enterprise risk management (ERM) is a strategic approach to risk management that looks at each business function to determine how to achieve objectives while minimising...
6 Methods of Employee Theft and How You Can Prevent Them
Employee theft refers to the stealing or improper usage of a company’s money, physical and intellectual property, services and time by an employee. Whilst no employer...
5 Ways to Make the Best of an Exit Interview
Exit interviews may not always be pleasant to undertake, particularly if you are losing a valued employee. However, the insight they provide can enable you to prevent other...
What is misappropriation of assets?
 Misappropriation of assets occurs when an employee diverts or takes the organisation’s resources for personal gain. It is the most common form of workplace fraud and the...
7 Skills every risk manager needs
 A risk manager is responsible for identifying, analysing and managing risks. Every business faces a wide variety of threats that it needs to respond to and mitigate to...
Examples of money laundering and how to investigate them
 Money laundering occurs when money is obtained through illegal activities, such as fraud, terrorist and fraudulent activities and cybercrime and the intent is to hide the...
How to prevent superannuation fraud
 Superannuation fraud involves false claims made by a criminal in an attempt to steal money from an individual’s superannuation account. The possibility of superannuation...
Investment fraud and warning signs
 Investment fraud is the act of tricking individuals into thinking they are going to receive large amounts of money with little to no risk if they make an investment. When...
How to handle bribery and corruption in your business
 Bribery and corruption are two terms that are closely related. This is because corruption occurs when an individual in power uses their position for their own benefit and...
How can non-compliance affect your business?
 Non-compliance occurs when an employee or a company does not follow the industry standards, laws and regulations that apply to the entity. The rules are in place to make...
Navigating Off-duty Misconduct as an Employer
The question of employee misconduct outside of the workplace posed little concern for employers before the advent of technology in our personal lives. However, the...
4 Cybercrime examples and how to prevent them
 Cybercrime is becoming one of the most prevalent financial crimes as sensitive information is transferred online. Cybercriminals use computers and internet networks to...
5 Steps to Take if you Suspect Drug Abuse by an Employee
Drug abuse by an employee within the workplace, or perhaps even outside of it depending on the type and regularity of usage, can pose a significant risk of harm to both the...
How to ensure efficient compliance in your organisation
 Every business was once a small business. To grow, businesses learnt to eliminate inefficiencies or work around them. However, successful entities have found ways to become...
6 Quick Wins for Improving Employee Relations
The term ‘employee relations’ refers to the individual and collective relationship between employers and employees. Striving to ensure strong employee relations should be a...
Tips for a workplace investigator
 A workplace investigator is responsible for ensuring that an investigation is conducted fairly and in a timely manner. However, it is important to remember that the...
ISO 31000 vs COSO ERM
 In risk management, ISO 31000 and COSO are the two most popular standards. Standards are essential in a business as they set a baseline to avoid conflict over what is right...
Workplace Retaliation: How can you protect your employees from it?
When it comes to forms of discrimination in the workplace, retaliation may not be the first category that comes to mind for most people. However, data reported by the Equal...
