DoL_Warning re fraud

DoL_Warning re fraud

• 21 June 2024
• Regulatory Compliance and Legislation
• South African Accounting Academy

The DoEL solemnly brings to the attention of the public, the fraudulent schemes misappropriating the Department's official insignia, letterheads, contact information, and personnel identities. The Department has identified instances where these elements are falsely employed in bogus tender notices and employment propositions, with the intent to defraud individuals.

These fraudulent offers involve false job positions or tenders, necessitating the submission of applications and the payment of fees for employment processing or training purposes. Although these communications may appear legitimate, they frequently exhibit spelling and grammatical inaccuracies and may occasionally use the actual names of the department’s staff members. These schemes may solicit personal details such as identification numbers, banking information, or other confidential data.

Please be aware that the Department imposes no fees for job applications or tender proposals. Genuine correspondence will only be issued from authenticated email addresses and contact numbers, contact numbers of provinces are listed on their official website: www.labour.gov.za

The Department advises the public to authenticate all tenders, employment openings, or other such offers against the information available on the Department’s website and the Department’s sanctioned social media channels.

Click here to access the media statement:

https://www.labour.gov.za/public-warning-beware-of-fraudulent-tender-advertisements-and-job-opportunities

Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:

• Your clients must comply with the relevant employment laws and regulations, which you must assess compliance with.  If they don’t comply with the relevant laws and regulations, you have certain reporting obligations in terms of NOCLAR (NOn-Compliance with Laws And Regulations) – this could include reporting to management, qualifying your audit opinion, reporting a Reportable Irregularity, etc.
• As an auditor, independent reviewer and accountant, you need to consider the latest publications and media statements that are issued by the Department of Employment and Labour – especially the public warnings against fraud.
• As an employer, you also need to comply with relevant employment laws and regulations in your workplace.

Relevance to Your Clients:

• An entity (company or close corporation) has a duty to comply with relevant employment laws and regulations, otherwise they could be held liable.

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