The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to prosecute recruitment company Workchain and seven of its directors and senior staff for allegedly using a computer programme to terminate employees' workplace pension scheme membership.
The firm - formerly known as Smart Recruitment UK - has been accused of logging into its workplace pension scheme's online system using employees' personal details to terminate their membership. The watchdog launched prosecutions for unauthorised access to a computer programme to the defendants - contrary to section 1(1) of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 last week. This is a first for the pensions watchdog. A conviction for computer misuse carries a maximum sentence of six months' imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine in a magistrates' court, or two years' imprisonment and/or an unlimit...
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