Stretching the truth | 'Fake doctor' duped NHS for 20 years. What can HR do if staff lie about their skills?

Every HR professional will have encountered a job applicant who has stretched the truth on their CV. Perhaps they exaggerated their PowerPoint prowess or pretended to be proficient in Photoshop. Maybe it was a little white lie about a lengthy employment gap out of fear of being judged.

However, news emerged from a court last week about one person who took their lies to a whole new level.