ABC Corporation is in the business that renders professional consultancy to a number of businesses located in Quezon City.  To date, the business has posted a positive income for the past two years and is planning to expand its operation to include Taquig City and Pasay City. At present, ABC is in the process of recruiting new professionals to augment its present manpower and to replace its personnel with maturing contracts.   Mr. Juan Dela Cruz, a fresh graduate, is applying for the position of Junior Consultant to the said Corporation.  Mr. Dela Cruz is close relative of the Audit Operation’s Manager. Mr. Dela Cruz was immediately hired and deployed to Team-Quezon assigned at Makati City conducting internal control evaluation.   At the on-set of COVID19, members of the Team-Quezon incurred a number of absences for fear of being infected with COVID-19, hence, project delayed is inevitable.   Also, he learned from his teammates that a number of permanent personnel are planning to resign from their present position due slow professional growth, poor benefits and amenities provided by the Corporation.  Further, he learned that most of the contractual employees were being prematurely terminated from service before their 6th months of service. Cite the deficiencies in the control environment of the above case.

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ABC Corporation is in the business that renders professional consultancy to a number of businesses located in Quezon City.  To date, the business has posted a positive income for the past two years and is planning to expand its operation to include Taquig City and Pasay City.

At present, ABC is in the process of recruiting new professionals to augment its present manpower and to replace its personnel with maturing contracts.   Mr. Juan Dela Cruz, a fresh graduate, is applying for the position of Junior Consultant to the said Corporation.  Mr. Dela Cruz is close relative of the Audit Operation’s Manager.

Mr. Dela Cruz was immediately hired and deployed to Team-Quezon assigned at Makati City conducting internal control evaluation.   At the on-set of COVID19, members of the Team-Quezon incurred a number of absences for fear of being infected with COVID-19, hence, project delayed is inevitable.   Also, he learned from his teammates that a number of permanent personnel are planning to resign from their present position due slow professional growth, poor benefits and amenities provided by the Corporation.  Further, he learned that most of the contractual employees were being prematurely terminated from service before their 6th months of service.

Cite the deficiencies in the control environment of the above case.

 

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