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Danger Signs Of Employee Theft
A cash drawer which balances to the penny every day does not necessarily mean all is well. Still, there are signs that employee theft may be occurring, according to Hub Kelsh, such as: i . Suspected alcohol or drug use by employees, especialllv at lunch time.
Inventory shrinkage.
. Inventory purchases rise with no corresponding increase in sales.
Desirable merchandise found in unusual areas.
Employees who park cars too close to the building.
Employees who keep their purses or bags at their work I statrons.
-t pervisors walk in.
I Phone bills with unaccounted long distance charges.
Employees who live beyond their means or have sigI nificant personal debts.
Inexplicably low morale.
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Employees whose off-the-job actions are ethically
] Employees who abruptly stop conversations when suquestionable.
Customers who inslst specific people wait on them.
Salespeople with a much higher-than-average ratio of returns (refunds) to sales.
Policy not requiring counter salespeople to get a supdrvisor's o.k. to void a ticket or account for all copies of a voided document.
Not requiring that all materials leave with a numbercontrolled document.
Not enforcing some of the company's lesser disciplinary rules.
. Not strictly and uniformly enforcing company policy on employee discounts.
' Employee purchase records not reviewed for mis-use, excessive use or non-use.
. Applicants hired on a positive "gut" feeling without being asked hard questions.
. Management that fails to set a good example regarding personal use of company stationery, postage, supplies, long distance charges, company vehicles, etc.
