"Leanne Underhill was employed at University Hospitals Dorset as an interim HR manager, where she earned 80,000 annually. But in May 2024 she took compassionate leave, saying that her mother had passed away. In fact, she had secured another HR role at Birmingham City Council. The NHS trust became suspicious when it was contacted at the end of May by the external recruitment firm Morgan Law."
"The 46-year-old admitted that she had started a job elsewhere, but claimed that she had issues with her line manager which meant she could not return to work at the trust. However, she ended the voluntary interview when asked about her mother and the bereavement leave she had taken. It was not until a second interview, in November 2024, that she admitted making up her mother's death. She said that she had been suffering with acute mental health problems stemming from drink and drug issues."
Leanne Underhill, an interim HR manager on a 80,000 annually fixed-term contract at University Hospitals Dorset, falsely reported her mother's death in May 2024 to take compassionate leave. She handed in her notice on 8 May and began a new HR role at Birmingham City Council, earning 550 a day. The NHS trust became suspicious after recruitment firm Morgan Law requested a reference for the Birmingham position. The NHS Counter Fraud team investigated and interviewed her; she initially admitted taking the other job but later confessed in November 2024 that she fabricated her mother's death, citing acute mental health problems linked to drink and drug issues. She was sentenced for three counts of fraud by false representation.
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