27. Inappropriate or personal credit card expenditure is taken very seriously and results in disciplinary action.
Observation:
82.7% of respondents indicated that inappropriate credit card expenditure is taken seriously in their organisation.
This view was shared by senior managers and staff alike and across all
What some respondents have said:
“Comment re personal expenditure and disciplinary action: some action is always taken, appropriate to event. This may not be "disciplinary", but always includes recovery. Example: company credit card used in error or used in emergency and self reported does not result in disciplinary action; does result in immediate and full recovery.”
“I believe some areas in my organisation takes such incidents seriously, others might be more inclined to 'sweep it under the carpet'. In my view there needs to be more spot checks done on credit card reconciliations and expense claims than is currently the case.”
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Total Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director/Principal | 341 | 90% | 17 | 4% | 23 | 6% | 381 |
| Member of the senior executive/leadership team or equivalent | 443 | 91% | 7 | 1% | 39 | 8% | 489 |
| Line manager (if not one of the above) | 166 | 76% | 6 | 3% | 47 | 21% | 219 |
| Administration/Support Services | 140 | 70% | 12 | 6% | 48 | 24% | 200 |
| Operational staff (e.g. Teacher, Analyst, Advisor, Technician, Officer, Engineer, Accountant) | 89 | 65% | 5 | 4% | 42 | 31% | 136 |
| Total | 1,179 | 83% | 47 | 3% | 199 | 14% | 1,425 |
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Total Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Government | |||||||
| Autonomous Crown Entities | 51 | 94% | 1 | 2% | 2 | 4% | 54 |
| Central Government - Other | 44 | 98% | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 45 |
| Crown Agents or Companies | 75 | 86% | 2 | 2% | 10 | 11% | 87 |
| Crown Research Institutes | 32 | 86% | 2 | 5% | 3 | 8% | 37 |
| District Health Boards | 53 | 76% | 2 | 3% | 15 | 21% | 70 |
| Government Departments | 117 | 81% | 4 | 3% | 24 | 17% | 145 |
| Independent Crown Entities | 32 | 86% | 1 | 3% | 4 | 11% | 37 |
| Māori Trust Boards | 11 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 11 |
| Rural Education Activities Programmes | 9 | 82% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 18% | 11 |
| State-Owned Enterprises | 44 | 94% | 1 | 2% | 2 | 4% | 47 |
| Tertiary Education Institutions | 80 | 88% | 1 | 1% | 10 | 11% | 91 |
| Sub-Total | 548 | 86% | 15 | 2% | 72 | 11% | 635 |
| Yes | No | Don’t know | Total Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Government | |||||||
| Airports | 17 | 89% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 11% | 19 |
| Council Controlled Organisations or Council Controlled Trading Organisations | 68 | 91% | 0 | 0% | 7 | 9% | 75 |
| Energy Companies | 19 | 68% | 1 | 4% | 8 | 29% | 28 |
| Fish and Game Councils | 8 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 8 |
| Licensing and Community Trusts | 7 | 78% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 22% | 9 |
| Local Authorities | 132 | 78% | 3 | 2% | 34 | 20% | 169 |
| Local Government - Other | 8 | 73% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 27% | 11 |
| Port Companies | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 |
| Sub-Total | 261 | 81% | 4 | 1% | 56 | 17% | 321 |
| Schools | 370 | 79% | 28 | 6% | 71 | 15% | 469 |
| Total | 1,179 | 83% | 47 | 3% | 199 | 14% | 1,425 |