Employee TheftWhere Inventory Shrinkage HappensSlide 3Employee Theft ContinuedIdentifying Dishonest EmployeesPreventing TheftVideoSourcesEmployee TheftEmployee TheftJeff CadyJeff CadyTim AllenTim AllenSam MaurmannSam MaurmannWhere Inventory Shrinkage Where Inventory Shrinkage HappensHappensEmployee theft (44.5%)Employee theft (44.5%)Shoplifting (32.7%)Shoplifting (32.7%)Administrative error (17.5%)Administrative error (17.5%)Vendor fraud (5.1%)Vendor fraud (5.1%)Employee TheftEmployee TheftUniversity of Florida studyUniversity of Florida studyUp 2% from the previous yearUp 2% from the previous yearAccounts for more than 44% of all retail Accounts for more than 44% of all retail losses in the USlosses in the USShortage of employees leads to Shortage of employees leads to dishonest employeesdishonest employeesEmployee Theft Employee Theft ContinuedContinuedAverage annual loss per dishonest Average annual loss per dishonest employee= $1,023employee= $1,023Dishonest employees work for the Dishonest employees work for the employer on an average of nine employer on an average of nine monthsmonthsAverage value of stolen Average value of stolen merchandise= $128merchandise= $128Identifying Dishonest Identifying Dishonest EmployeesEmployeesNervous employeeNervous employeeEmployee Employee purchasespurchasesMerchandise Merchandise around registeraround registerShoplifter catchesShoplifter catchesEmptying of trashEmptying of trashAuto tripsAuto tripsLotteryLotteryLay-a-waysLay-a-waysCatalog storesCatalog storesAngry employeeAngry employeePreventing TheftPreventing TheftBackground checksBackground checksNew-hiresNew-hiresTemporary workersTemporary workersThieves know who Thieves know who thieves arethieves areCash incentives for Cash incentives for reporting internal reporting internal thefttheftEmployee shoppingEmployee shoppingReceipt checkersReceipt checkersMerchandise Merchandise around registeraround registerEmployee exitsEmployee exitsEmployee bagsEmployee bagsEmployee lockersEmployee lockersPawn shops, yard Pawn shops, yard sales, flea market, sales, flea market, newspaper newspaper classified adsclassified
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