Employee theft accounts for 47% of businesses Annual Shrinkage/Loss = $14.6 Billion.

• All Businesses Inventory/Merchandise Out The Back Door
  
  • Taken Home for Personal Use
  • Giveaway to Family and/or Friends
  • Coworkers Do It, Why Not Me?

• Retail Businesses Shrinkage at the POS/Cash Register
  
  • Ringing Up Sales on the No Sale Key
  • Fictitious Voids or Refunds
  • Keeping All Exact Change Purchases
  • Sweet hearting for Friends and Family
  • Short Ringing/Under Ringing/No Sales

FACT: Employees Steal When 2 Things Exist: Need and Opportunity!

Sources: Dan Malachowski, Salary.com / Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. / Scripps Howard News / National Association of Convenience Stores / Rutgers University / U.S. Department of Justice.