It has been reported in the media that an employee of a hospital in Italy has been accused of not attending work for a period of 15 years, but of still receiving full pay during that time.
The individual is being investigated in relation to fraud, extortion, and abuse of office, and it is claimed that, in 2005, he stopped attending work at the Ciaccio hospital in Cantanzero. In this time, he was paid €538,000, or £464,000 for the period that he was not working. This would undoubtedly be classed as an overpayment. The 67-year-old man is also accused of threatening one of his managers to prevent her from filing a disciplinary report against him. This manager later retired. In addition to this, six managers at the hospital are being investigated in connection with the period of absence.
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Right to work checks will be conducted in person from 17 May 2021 28 April 2021
The Home Office has confirmed that right to work checks will need to return to being held in-person from 17 May 2021.
Guidance confirms that the temporary changes to right to work checks implemented due to coronavirus are due to end, and that, from 17 May 2021, an applicant’s original documents need to be reviewed, or the applicant’s right to work must be checked online if they have provided a share code. In the period from 30 March 2020 and 16 May 2021, the checks were made virtual due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Checks were able to be performed via video call, and job applicants and existing workers were able to send scanned documents or photos of identification documents by using email or mobile apps, without the need to provide originals. The advice given is that there is no requirement to carry out retrospective checks on individuals who had a coronavirus-adjusted check between the periods of 30 March 2020 and 16 May 2021.
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Arrests made in connection to £3.4 million furlough fraud 11 May 2021
Reports in the media confirm that two individuals have been arrested in connection with a HMRC investigation into suspected fraudulent use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) believed to equate to £3.4 million. Whilst the pair have been released under investigation, they had previously been arrested last month in relation to suspected multi-million-pound tax fraud.
Bank accounts holding over £6 million belonging to the individuals have been frozen by HMRC, following a search warrant that was carried out by its Taxpayer Protection Taskforce staff on 28 April 2021.
The Taxpayer Protection Taskforce was announced in the Budget, delivered by Chancellor, Rishi Sunak on 3 March 2021. The Government committed to investing more than £100 million into this new department which will consist of
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