How to Stop Employee Theft

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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Here's how to keep employee theft from happening.

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Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Instructions

Step 1

Make sure you have a strong, clear policy in place regarding company property, and that employees know about it.
Step 2

Retain the right to inspect desks, lockers and other company property.
Step 3

Call the authorities if there's a need to investigate private property, such as purses, briefcases and automobiles.
Step 4

Provide employees with a secure place to store their personal belongings, such as locking file cabinets and desks.

Tips & Warnings

While they cannot be used as the sole reason for a hiring decision, there are tests that assess integrity and honesty. See Related Sites for further information.
Be wary of invading your employees' privacy. It's one thing to search company property, another to search purses, cars and other private belongings. Inappropriate searches increase the possibility of lawsuits and destroy company morale.

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patmurphy said

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on 7/8/2009 Privacy issues do not apply if policy and procedure are clearly published to employees. Having said that however, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about it.
Pat Murphy
President
LPT Security Consulting