Counter-fraud forum

Tue, 16 Dec 2008

Paul Wilson, who appears in, writes and produces the BBC Three TV programme “The Real Hustle”, kicked off the official launch on Tuesday of the Recruitment Industry’s Counter-Fraud Forum with sage counsel: “A con only works if the market doesn’t know what’s happening.”

Recruiters and the Metropolitan Police have joined forces to alert employers, their fellow recruiters and jobseekers to fraud and other criminal activities taking place within the recruitment marketplace. Founder members include Adecco, executivesontheweb.com, fish4jobs, Guardian Jobs, Hays, Impellam, Jobsite, Kelly Services, Monster, Reed and Totaljobs, together with the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

“It is clear that the key to combating and keeping one step ahead of the ever-evolving nature of fraud is by working together in partnership,” said Nigel Mawer, Detective Chief Superintendent of the Met’s Economic and Specialist Crime Command. “The best protected organisations and individuals are those who recognise the threat and share best practice.”

The forum has set up a dedicated, publicly accessible website, to raise awareness and to offer impartial advice: www.safer-jobs.com

For more details, see the 26 November issue of Recruiter.

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