After a busy summer news cycle dominated by predictions of recession and soaring energy prices, employers might be tempted to think that talk of the covid furlough scheme scandal is a thing of the past. Not so. Recent figures obtained from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) by a freedom of information request show that 13,775 allegations of furlough fraud had been recorded by the beginning of May this year.
Pressure on HMRC means more scrutiny of directors suspected of furlough fraud
23/08/2022
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