Cape Town - The current economic situation in South Africa is likely to affect an already strained job market, and job-seekers have the potential of becoming even more desperate in their pursuit of employment, says Rudi Kruger, general manager of LexisNexis Governance, Risk & Compliance.
“As anxiety for employment grows, job-seekers run the risk of furnishing their applications with dishonest information to make themselves appear more suitable for the job,” said Kruger.
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He said employers could be confronted with fake employment certificates, incorrect past roles and responsibilities, inflated job titles, undisclosed criminal records and inflated salaries.
“Of these, the most prevalent types of qualification fraud we have found include non-existent matric certificates, inflated education, unfinished degrees and fake degree certificates,” Kruger added.
The second, and possibly more alarming, effect of this economic crisis is the possibility of existing staff being tempted into commercial fraud.
“Don’t become a victim of fraud.
“Protect yourself and your business by maintaining a staff of employees who are credible, and avoid financial losses and expensive legal action incurred through employing people with questionable integrity and skills,” Kruger warned.
CAPE ARGUS