Theft in the workplace

There can be nothing more demoralising on the morale of employees than theft in the workplace by fellow employees. We have probably all experienced an incident of a cellphone or money gone missing out of someone’s handbag.

Companies only start acknowledging the problem when larger items/stock start to dissappear. By this time they hardly ever realise that they have already got a Ring of Thieves in their midsts!

Think about it, it takes more than one person to remove a large item, move it past security and arrange transport.

Theft is a difficult crime to solve (lack of evidence / witnesses) and 90% of the cases are never solved. Law enforcement aren’t equipped to deal with it and don’t always have the time as they concentrate on more serious crimes like rape, robbery and murder.

If it isn’t already happening in your company, it is not a question of will it happen, but when.

Ironically, organizations spend more money on Coffee than on deploying counter measures to protect the organization against internal theft.

We offer Pre-Employment and Background Screening services that will provide you with the right information to make an informed recruitment decision.

Recruitment doesn’t have to be a shot in the dark!

In internal theft cases for example, a polygraph test can be employed with quick and effect results to narrow the suspect pool, before the start of an investigation even, saving company time and resources.

 

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