Lying workers who falsify CVs and past salaries could face being ordered to return huge chunks of their wages after a landmark court ruling. Britain’s most senior judges have ruled salaries obtained fraudulently are considered proceeds of crime. The Supreme Court recently ordered Jon Andrewes, the former chief executive of a hospice, to give back almost £100,000 after he forged qualifications, including PhDs to cover the reality that he was an unqualified builder. Employment lawyer Matt Gingell warned the criminal case sets a gloomy precedent for CV and salary liars.
