White Collar Law

Every year, employee fraud costs organizations US $4.7 trillion on a global basis, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Occupational Fraud 2022: A Report to the Nations. Background checks don't reliably identify candidates with a history of fraud, and external auditing detects fraud only rarely.

The most effective action employers can take to detect fraud is establishing a hotline through which customers and clients can report fraud.

Employers can suspend suspected employees during fraud investigations only if the company work rules and terms of employment give the employer the right to do so. Otherwise, Thai labor law prohibits employers from suspending employees without full pay during investigations. Companies with 10 or more employees must prepare work rules that address eight mandatory issues, and can include additional matters in the work rules.