Corporate Services | Background Checks & Workplace Drug Testing
‘A betrayal or abuse of trust placed in employees by their employers and which undermines the company’s competitiveness, customer relations and ultimately its profitability’.
Not all employee malpractice is about theft. There are many other ways in which employees can abuse the trust placed in them by their employer.
Employee Malpractice
Employers want a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay, but do you know what your employees do when they are not in the office? Staff behaviour patterns such as unusually low sales performance, being hard to reach during the day, and misuse of company funds or credit cards may indicate employee malpractice.
The following are just some of the problems that the JHM team have found when acting on behalf of clients:
- A gambling addiction financed by the theft of company property or funds.
- Running their own business in your time.
- Setting up a business in competition with you.
- Passing on information to competitors.
- Theft of stock.
Have your concerns investigated and use our experienced team to help you resolve the problem. We can advise you on the procedures to follow so that you will not contravene existing legislation if you terminate the employee’s contract. Our specialised team of corporate investigators have backgrounds in business (not ex-police) and are well-versed in all aspects of business practice and employment legislation. Where workplace theft is concerned, employees commonly ask, “Do I have to tell my staff that I am putting in hidden cameras?” The answer is that you are within your rights to install hidden cameras and not tell your staff, providing they are there for the sole purpose of catching the culprit(s). Cameras cannot be used for the monitoring of staff nor in changing rooms or toilets.
CCTV - Covert Cameras
These are often used in conjunction with undercover operatives and in distribution centres and are particularly effective as the undercover operative can view tapes and put names to faces. If you suspect employees of theft, you have the right to install them without notifying your staff. However, they cannot be used for monitoring the workforce and under no circumstances can they be put into changing rooms or toilets.
“When positioned in retail outlets (for example POS cash registers), they are often effective in showing theft of cash. Our investigators will advise you of the rules regarding the ‘chain of evidence’ when using covert cameras.”
