Britain plans to make it easier to prosecute a large organisation if an employee commits fraud for the benefit of a business, the government said on Tuesday.
The interior ministry said businesses which fail to deter fraud will face enforcement action under the new plans and prosecutors will not have to prove that company bosses ordered or knew about a worker’s fraudulent activity.
“If fraud is committed by an employee of an organisation, the organisation must be able to demonstrate it had reasonable measures in place to deter the offending or risk receiving an unlimited fine,” the government said in a statement.
Source: UK government plans to make businesses liable for workers’ fraud | Reuters
