Fin24 reports that the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) is planning to put all its employees through integrity tests to screen out "potential unethical individuals".

The NLC this week put out a tender to appoint a private company to interview and compile risk profiles on every one of its 303 employees. No one, from board members down, will be spared. The reports, which will include risk and credibility assessments for all staff and board members, will be sent to Commissioner Jodi Scholz to review. The service provider has been asked to discover "misleading information by respondents" and identify staff members it believes may be acting unethically. In addition to putting employees under the microscope, the integrity testers will need to inform Scholtz about fraud trends, identify internal weaknesses, and analyse how successful the lottery has been in detecting fraud. They will also craft or recommend a set of early warning tools based on data analysis that the NCL can use to ferret out corrupt staff. The move comes as the lottery seeks to reset its public image following a number of high-profile corruption and embezzlement cases involving senior management. The tender closes later this month. Once a winner has been chosen and a contract signed, the service provider will have three months to interview staff and complete its report.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jan Cronje at Fin24 (subscriber access only)

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