What Business Owners Can Do About Employee Theft

If you're an employer and you suspect unfaithful behaviour in your work place, I will list a few ways of how you can stop and catch unfaithful dealings. Firstly you need to know what you are looking for;

Is a certain employee or employees going missing during the day and not where they should be? Do they volunteer to stay behind later and do over time? Missing stock Unusual behaviour. I.e. Looking away from the cameras, going for a very long fag break or moving car or vans. Finding large boxes and bags, which you are unaware of. Money not adding up

The list can go on forever but you have an idea of what to look for now. Obviously you're going to know that you have a thief in the business if the cash till is always down or expensive stock (diesel) always lower than they actually customer intake is.

Ways to help protect you and your business.

If you suspect unfaithful behaviour in your workplace they are many methods that can help you protect your belongings and your faithful employees. If you have any just started to notice strange happenings it's always best if you monitor the situation yourself for a while before you jump the gun. They are some very useful cost-effective tips how you can help yourself.

Do regular checks of stock and keep stock of greater value locked up with only team leaders and higher personal access to keys. Have a clock in system for all stock - Put somebody in charge of the stock and every time somebody needs a product make them sign for it and its use. (So can check up if needs be) Do random visits to shop floor. (Don't make them the same time every day or week as employees will pick up on this) Keep locks on diesel pumps and have some sort of system where drivers can only get access by filling in registration, date/time and name before the diesel is granted.

If you have tried the above and added your own strategies there are other ways to help you but may involve spending money. But sometimes you have to spend money to save money right? Well it all depends on how much is being stolen and the loss you are facing. Obviously you're not going to want to spend £4000 on a CCTV system if you're only a small organization and can't afford it. Below is another list of ways to help protect:

Install CCTV cameras. Hire a Private Detective (Undercover) Plant step up products.

I'm just going to explain a few of the above as it may have confused you. Obviously the CCTV is simply and hopefully you will understand the logics behind that sort of system. What I mean by Hire a Private Detective' is they can deploy undercover covert employees' they will be in the workforce working alongside employees and will try to get all the information they can with staying 'covert'. (Undercover) They can wear body cameras and will log all suspicious activities at a relevant time. The best way to find a private detective is to use search engines such as; Google, Bing, etc. The internet is a very powerful tool and will give you all the information you need to know. When searching for a private investigator to conduct employee surveillance it is always best to type in the key words, i.e. Private Investigators - Employee Surveillance.

You may also want to plant dummy products preferable of high cost and relevant to what's going missing. E.g. you work in a factory and metal pipes are going missing from the stock room. Leave it out in the open not to obvious and monitor it with a 'discreet covert camera'.

When you hire private investigators to undertake covert undercover surveillance it is always best to keep it on the low and only tell people who need to know, i.e. other managers, directors.