COVID Increased Employee Fraud

Friday, 1st April 2022 at 10:30am

According to the Consultancy.uk website, employee fraud jumped by 45 cases in 2021, according to a new report, with researchers believing the rise was due to Covid-19.

The pandemic provided more opportunities for fraudulent behaviour, as companies continued to rush out home-working initiatives.

A KPMG spokeperson said that anxiety, mixed with economic uncertainty, has been a leading motivation for some employees to commit fraud.

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