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.

Almost double the amount of professionals in Ireland — compared to the rest of Western Europe — believe there has been an increase in bribery and corruption since the onset of the economic downturn.

Eight out of 10 workers think senior management should face criminal charges for failing to prevent fraud, bribery or corruption in their organisation.

Half of businesses in Ireland suffered serious fraud in the last two years, a global survey found.

UP to 50% of businesses have experienced instances of serious fraud in the last two years — well above the global average — according to a survey.