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Employee/thief
carygoh
#1 Posted : Wednesday, October 14, 2009 7:22:00 PM
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If an employee steals from you,do you fire his ass,or you retain him and let the salary pay whatever he stole.
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Ali Baba
#2 Posted : Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:25:00 AM
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Fire him.He/she is of questionable integrity.

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Kamaa
#3 Posted : Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:11:00 AM
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if you retain him so as to recoup the value of the stolen thing from his pay,he can as well as steal something else to compensate the deductions...

FIRE HIM!

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McReggae
#4 Posted : Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:37:00 AM
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Depends on the actual situation but as for me he will most likely get the SACK,a thief remains a thief!!!!

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Kaigangio
#5 Posted : Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:14:00 AM
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since the employee has violated the code of conduct as stipulated in the company's regulations by either stealing or misappropriation,then the employee qualifies for a summary dismissal...fire him!!!

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...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
Venture
#6 Posted : Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:28:00 AM
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Me thinks it depends on situation,eg
A cashier causing loss to the company by giving out incorrect change can be surcharged but one pocketing company cash should be fired!
se7en
#7 Posted : Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:13:00 AM
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let him not hit him/herself with the door on their way out... it just gets worse! and this is from past experience where I was the employer lest ya'll are wondering...

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Magigi
#8 Posted : Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:27:00 AM
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...there are 2 ways to this. If for example,money or something else under his custody gets lost,he is responsible. Money can get lost when he is paying out things in the office eg per diems,office supplies etc. But it does not mean that he is the one who stole. In that case he does not need a sack but a warning is in order.

.. On the other hand if s/he literally steals and there is enough evidence that /she did it,he deserves to be fired instantly...
mozenrat
#9 Posted : Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:01:00 AM
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I suspect that your dilemna regards your loss..

My advice,if there is incontrovertible evidence of his guilt,accept the loss as a sunk cost,and fire the dude....

Its an indictment of your recruitment process (or possibly your remuneration policy)...

Learn the lesson and move on...

If you keep him,he is likely to 'infect' and embolden others who may have similar tendencies...

Yep... prior experience too...
carygoh
#10 Posted : Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:54:00 AM
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@all si mambo na short,she literally stole
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