Stopping Employee Theft

The conclusion reached by the directors of security and safety consulting service recommending the use of identification badges to stop employee theft is not conclusive, persuasive, and effective. The premise that identification (I.D.) badges prevent theft because ten companies requiring their employees to wear I.D. badges did not report any thefts is flawed. It leaves itself to attack because there is insufficient data provided, therefore, causing the reader to assume plenty. The directors …

…interest such as electronics, clothing, jewelry, etc… will more likely involve employee theft compared to a consulting company. Also, I believe employee theft is often committed in response to favoritism, discipline, inconsistency, and other acts of poor or abusive supervision. A smaller company where the supervisor works closely with his/her employees will reduce that opportunity for thievery. Research has found that businesses with low levels of employee supervision have high rates of employee theft.