Ethics business case study: A newly appointed director paid a substantial sum of money into a company where you work as an interim finance director to save it from financial collapse. The new director asked you to transfer a significant amount of money into an off-shore account to "pay for work". However no supporting documents were offered.

You work as an interim Finance Director. You are not an Executive Director, do not attend board meetings and don’t appear as a Director on the Companies House register. A newly appointed director paid a substantial sum of money into the company to save it from financial collapse. The new director asked you to transfer several thousands of pounds into an off-shore account. When an explanation was sought the director told you that the sum was to pay for work. 

However no invoice or supporting documents were offered. You received a memorandum instructing you to make the payment and confirmation that the transaction was to pay for legitimate expenses. You conclude that as you are an employee you cannot refuse in the absence of evidence that you are being asked to commit a crime or other irregularity.