Saturday, October 31, 2009

What do you do when an employee steals from you?

What if:
1. She's pregnant and is about to give birth.
2. he's gay. His sister was raped and needs money to pay for medical and lawyer.
3. He's the only breadwinner. His mother is in the hospital and he has a dozen siblings.
4. He's of another race. He denies doing it and threathens to sue you.
Answers:
fire the person...duh!
1. Fire her
2. Fire him
3. Fire him
4. Fire him

Stealing is illegal and unethical.
A) Determine for yourself if the amount stolen was worth making a fuss over...

B) Make damn sure you can prove it beyond a reasonable doubt!
All of the reasons you've given is not an excuse from her/him to steal from you. But if you are that kind and believes that it is better to forgive like what Jesus did, then forgive him/her. But if not, you can sue 'em for qualified theft.
Fire them and press charges. Period.
From 1 to 4 get rid of them. One has to be able to trust his/her co-workers.
contact your nearest law enforcement agency
Disregard their excuses! no one should steal from their employer, ever! no matter what the circumstances! Fire them immediately! Have a good day.
Do you have proof?
IF you do, sack them and call the police. No matter the circumstances, if they were that desperate for money they should approach you for and advance/loan. If you just sack them then they feel safer about ripping off their next boss. If you report them, they may try a more honest approach next time.
If you don't have proof then you can't dismiss them for stealing. I don't really know about the legal side of dismissing staff, but I'm sure you need a valid reason. If you have an alternative valid reason then let them go. If you don't, invest in cameras and other surveillance equipment.
Once someone steals from you, they have justified stealing to themselves. It only gets easier to steal after this. You cannot continue to trust this person with your welfare.
As for the individual cases, for me it makes no odds. You as an employer have a responsibility to your staff. Not your staff's family. If they choose to steal then they are aware they are taking a chance, no matter the driving force in their decision. You cannot help them by letting them get away with it even once and long term, you only encourage the behavior if you go lightly.
wait til she has the baby then kick her a.ss
kick all their a.sses
none of the things you listed are important. If the person steals they steal, it's illegal, you turn them into the police. You also turn them in to the attorney general of your state and ask what further steps you should take.

Of course it depends on how much they stole (and if you have proof via camera or proof in your records, or their signature on something) as to how much time they get in jail. Once you found out they stole from you you bring them into your office and put them on temporary leave (that's a safe term and allows you time to think, and time for court) Line up a temp worker to replace them if the work needs to get done in your company. You are bound by law to report a crime so you must at the very least get your report to the police. After that your attorney will advise you what to do..
1. Report and claim my appraisal award from governments and earn my luxuries and comfort prospection life. haha...
2. Report. and as before described.
3. i cover up and help indirectly.
4. Deport him right away no question asked.

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