Government & Business
Are you at
risk of workplace Theft?
ACCA can assist with investigations conducted in a discreet, unbiased, and thorough approach, ensuring confidentiality and adherence to legal standards. The aim is to provide clarity on allegations, protect the interests of the organization, and foster a safe and ethical workplace environment.
ACCA will review policies and conduct compliance audits with a meticulous and objective approach. Key areas include reviewing fraud and corruption policies, scrutinizing procurement practices for transparency and fairness, conducting compliance audits to ensure employee and operational adherence to policies, and identifying outdated practices for improvement. The approach is meticulous and objective, aiming to enhance organizational integrity, compliance, and efficiency while mitigating legal, financial, and reputational risks.
Training programs are designed to educate personnel in procurement practices, ethics, and compliance with organizational policies. They cover four main areas: transparent and fair procurement processes, adherence to the organization’s code of conduct, managing conflicts of interest, and understanding internal policies and procedures. The approach is comprehensive and interactive, aiming to build a knowledgeable and ethical workforce capable of making informed decisions and maintaining high standards of professionalism and compliance.
01
Investigations
Investigate bullying, sexual harassment, fraud, theft, breaches of company policies.
02
Policy Review
Review of Fraud and corruption policies, and procurement practices. Compliance audit to ensure employees meet requirements, identify outdated practices.
03
Training
Training of personnel in procurement practices, code of conduct requirements, conflict of interest, and policy procedures.
Think you might be a victim of fraud?
We have a FREE Fraud Health Check for Businesses. Click the link below, fill out the form to receive the survey.
Prevention Services
Bulletproof Your Company
Put in place systems to protect your business
ACCA can help you protect your greatest your business. Mick Symons has enormous experience working with businesses to optimise their internal process and avoid the pitfalls many companies fall into.
determine your goals
Put systems in place
understand your rights
what do you need?
we work hard
in all Services
Investigations
Training
Prevention
Compliance
ACCA have the experience and dedication to provide you with personalised service.
We will provide you with the support and service you deserve.
important things you should know
Frequently Asked Questions
Businesses—particularly that have fewer than 150 employees—are the most vulnerable to employee fraud schemes. From stealing company funds, to sales reps lying about product capabilities to sell more products, to employees stealing company data, risks abound for companies.
They are also more likely than larger companies to experience a catastrophic loss from fraud because they lack appropriate internal controls and owners lack awareness of the risks their companies face from insider threats.
If you want to review your current situation and determine your level of risk of workplace theft, fill out our free survey.
· Refusal to turn over job tasks to others.
· Unusual working hours.
· Poor work performance.
· Unjustified complaints about employment.
· Defensiveness when reporting on work.
· An unexplained close relationship with a supplier or customer.
– Overcharging customers
– Fake payments
– Overtime fraud
– Cashing customer cheques
– Forged Cheques
– Stealing Customer Data
– Payroll Schemes
– Insurance Scams
– Billing schemes
ACCA can assist you by reviewing and/or providing a fraud and corruption policy to deter fraud within your company.
Experience (and research) indicates fraudulent payments are a major factor in asset misappropriation.
1. Make sure you have strong evidence to support your decisions
2. Keep the information as confidential as possible – restrict conversations with other employees unless absolutely necessary – you may need to take someone into confidence to gather evidence
3. Consider what action you can take – this may be restricted by Union agreements/Awards.
4. Can you suspend employee pending investigation?
5. Is there an established disciplinary process to apply?
6. Consider independent investigation – contact ACCA for advice and action. Note – experience shows it is better to contact us as soon as you have suspicions as we can assist with the gathering of evidence and the investigation process
The smaller businesses need to train their personnel in identifying what may be improper conduct in the workplace. An important aspect of this procedure is to have a reporting mechanism to allow the employee to provide information without any fear of repercussions. This reporting should extend, where appropriate, to suppliers and customers of the company.
ACCA can provide advice on how to implement policies and procedures within the company to achieve this goal.
Theft in the workplace is considered by Fair Work to be a serious misconduct which may result in disciplinary action taken against the employee, including summary dismissal. However, the disciplinary action taken should be balanced with the severity of the actions of the employee.
Anti Corruption Consultants Australia (ACCA) offers expertise in a wide variety of investigations. Mick Symons has been involved both as an investigator and a manager of investigations into fraud, corruption, discipline (code of conduct), bullying, sexual harassment and due diligence investigations.
It is important to have someone who understands the legal requirements of the various methods of investigation; someone who understands how evidence should be gathered, stored and presented for the appropriate forum for a decision to be made. Too many investigations result in key evidence being thrown out because of the failure of the investigator to follow simple procedures.