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Fraud Risk of Voucher Discount in Restaurants
The restaurant industry has become almost reliant on the use of voucher discounts in order to maintain a loyal customer base, but due to the resounding success of voucher schemes at bringing customers through the door of the restaurants, the high levels of discounts being processed has led to large restaurant chains to become exposed to a high risk of internal fraud. The following white paper reviews the culture of discounts and promotions and explores the associated risks and possible methods of preventing high levels of discount fraud. Click here to view the document.
Worker Registration Scheme to be abolished
As of 1st May 2011, citizens of any of the eight countries that joined the EU on 1st May 2004 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) will no longer have to apply for a Worker Registration Scheme certificate. Click here for more information.
The storing and processing of credit/debit card data
PCI security standards are technical and operational requirements set by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) to protect cardholder data. The standards apply to all entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data. Click here to read more.
Prevention of Illegal Workers
The UK Border Agency introduced a Civil Penalty scheme in February 2008, which allows them to issue a Civil Penalty of up to £10,000 per illegal worker to employers that are found in breach of Section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006...Click here to download a copy of our latest White Paper on "The Prevention of Illegal Workers".
Economic Contribution of UK Hospitality Industry
This report, prepared by Oxford Economics, provides a comprehensive assessment of the economic contribution of the core UK hospitality industry to the wider UK economy. Interested to know more? Click here to download the report in full.
The Turnbull Report
The Turnbull guidance is about the adoption of a risk-based approach to establishing a system of internal control and reviewing its effectiveness.
Click here to download the Turnbull Report and here for a boardroom briefing regarding its implementation.
