Lied on CV - Help Needed

annandale

I don't think the police will be interested in any of this. Theyve got far bigger issues to be dealing with.

What do you mean you don't want to take it further? You mean take it up with your current employer

She's confided in you. She's told you she's been reported to the police.

I don't think she'll be charged for lying on a Cv.

Not in a million years. The police have much more to be dealing with

SparkleDust

I think shes more worried that the police will make a surprise visit and haul her into the station and she will be banged up in prison for years to come. I know this sounds ridiculous and I have tried to explain I cant see that happening but she was in tears to me most of today.

SparkleDust

And yes I mean I don't want to mention anything to my current employer as I don't want to humiliate her.

annandale

How would her ex employers find out? Theyve told all her previous companies and they've all reported her to the police?

I think it's highly unlikely that every previous company she worked for would choose to report her to the police at exactly the same time

annandale

She won't be banged up in prison for years to come.

Honestly. If any of this is true which I doubt, you don't need to mention this to anyone. If you do, your choice.

But people don't get banged up for years for lying on a Cv. That's ridiculous

Undervalued

da_rule wrote: »

Fraud by False Representation (Section 2 Fraud Act 2006) is committed if:
- Someone makes a false representation (her references and other lies on the CV),
- Dishonestly (she's lying so no real argument here),
- Knowing that the representation was or might be untrue or misleading (she knew she was lying),
- With intent to make a gain for himself or another, to cause loss to another or to expose another to risk of loss (she gained employment, potentially a better salary, benefits/perks).

Yes, this used to be know as obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception but has now be lumped into the Fraud Act.

People have been prosecuted for it before.

da_rule

A couple of interesting articles:

http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/160970687-legal-eagle-can-you-go-prison-lying-your-cv - This one confirms it is fraud and gives an example of someone who was arrested and charged, part of the charge was that their CV was fraudulent (but they also swindled about £50k of expenses too).

http://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/client-resources/legal-updates/How-to-deal-with-employees-lying-about-their-qualifications-8212.aspx - This one too shows someone arrested, charged, convicted and sent to prison for lying on her CV and giving a false reference - she lied about her qualifications (see earlier argument as to whether experience is as important as academic qualifications).

Whether the police would do anything is a question only they can answer. On the face of it it would appear to be slam dunk and an easy detection as it would appear the evidence is being dropped into their laps.

If she hasn't lied on her application to your company I'm not sure what you would need to do. It might be worth a confidential chat to someone in HR just to see what you need to do, just to protect yourself.

da_rule

Also, can you really trust her? She's admitted to being, from the sounds of it, frequently dishonest. She may have lied to your company too, but she knows that if she admits that she'll likely lose her job.

NYM

annandale wrote: »

She won't be banged up in prison for years to come.

Honestly. If any of this is true which I doubt, you don't need to mention this to anyone. If you do, your choice.

But people don't get banged up for years for lying on a Cv. That's ridiculous

I wouldn't be too sure about that...Lying on a CV could land you a 10-year sentence

annandale

It says a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. Doesn't actually say how many people were actually jailed.

I'd suggest very few. If any