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

'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. 

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