EY report finds that Bribery is still rife

One in five Irish employees would be prepared to pay a bribe or act unethically if they knew it would lead to a pay rise — while almost half of Irish employees believe corruption is widespread, a survey has found.

The EY survey on fraud surveyed more than 4,000 employees in 41 countries, including 100 in Ireland.

It found 17% would make a cash payment to help a business survive and 22% would act unethically to improve their own career progression or pay.