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After You've Hired Someone

Setting rules about what is acceptable and what is not can do a lot to minimize employee theft. Employees are more likely to steal if they think the people who run the business aren't aware that employee theft is happening or won't deal with thieves who get caught. Supervising people closely and telling them what you expect is an important part of an employee theft prevention program.

Make sure that all employees are immediately told what is expected of them

Research has found that businesses with low levels of employee supervision have high rates of employee theft. This isn't really a surprise, is it?

Each employee should be given clear instructions on what their job is and how to complete their daily tasks

Let employees know who they can go to when they have questions or concerns

Meet with and regularly check up on employees to make sure that they are doing what they're supposed to be doing and not having problems

Train ALL employees to be able to recognize theft

Click here to see the DOs and DON'Ts of employee theft prevention

Click here to see what else you can do to make your theft prevention message clear to new employees

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