Why Employees Steal

Why Employees Steal...

Employees see opportunities to steal from employers because employers make it easy to steal.

90% of the time, its the managers fault. For example: If you leave inventory by the back door, and have little or no video security cameras, then you are tempting the employees to steal.

Your management team is probably responsible for some theft by providing temptation.

Here are some of the most often reasons employees say they steal:

1. I am way underpaid for my skills. So I will get even where I can.

2. Everybody takes things, even my boss.

3. The company makes a huge profit off of me, I deserve what I am taking.

4. My boss anoyed me off and I this is how I get revenge.

Protect your company after a theft too There are serious legal and employee relation problems that can arise from not handling a theft in an appropriate manner. Here are some tips to evaluate employee theft, after the fact.

1. Deal with employees suspected of theft carefully. Employee interviews about a theft tests the emotions, restraint, legal knowledge and objectivity of every manger and supervisor.

2. Evaluate the source and validity of any information that alerts management to a potential theft problem.

3. Gather evidence, including video from anyone of our DVR's, regarding the theft possible, prior to taking any action, large or small.

3. Summarize and review facts and findings. Include management team, attorney, and or auditor in areas of legal and accounting concerns.

4. Top area management required: Since the consequences of mishandling the investigation of employee theft is so great, top management should be involved with every employee' theft issue.

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EPOS DVR

The EPoS-DVR is a Digital Video Recorder with the ability to integrate up to 2 EPoS Units. This high-spec. system offers remote monitoring, and playback of recorded video and EPoS transactions. This playback function allows the end-user to validate suspect voids, refunds and no sales by integrating video footage with transaction data. An added feature is its ability to act as an EPoS customer display without the need for camera integration.

How it Works…

Once a transaction begins, data is generated and sent to the EPOS-DVR from the cash register. The EPOS-DVR overlays this data on top of the normal camera picture and then sends a signal that activates the DVR’s record function. On the monitor screen you will see not only the cashier and the product being sold, but also the price charged by the clerk for that product. This allows visual comparison of the physical items being scanned or inputted into the register, and the actual register data of the transaction overlaid on the video picture. As all of these elements are recorded onto our DVR, the customer can review the scene and verify the legitimacy of the check out, by coupling video footage.

Why use it?

Business is about maximising profit, while minimising outlay and SEI’s EPoS-DVR can help you achieve that. Our new product is revolutionary in not only its outstanding capabilities but also its unbeatable price. Include the EPoS-DVR in your list of products and you will offer a total solution to your customer’s EPoS/CCTV security requirements. With a price tag less than half that of any other EPoS/CCTV Integration System on the market to date, your selling capabilities are vastly increased. Capitalising on your existing customer database has the potential to generate even greater profit.

Shrinkage…

Stock shrinkage during business hours from both internal and external sources is a problem often faced by retailers. Sometimes shrinkage may be as high as 15 to 20 per cent of volume, having a major negative effect on profits. Crimes may range from theft of goods to fraud at point of sales devices. Detecting and preventing these problems can have a large impact on a stores bottom line. Whereas in the past retailers may have thought that shoplifting was the only real source of shrinkage they had to worry about, today attitudes have changed. It may have been once true that losses due to staff actions accounted for only 10 percent of the problem. Today’s rule of thumb is that there is an equal one-third-each (staff, customers and systems) behind the shrinkage numbers.

Features

4 Channels of Video
2 Channels of Audio
2 EPoS Integration Ports
MPEG-4 video compression/decompression with configurable quality
Playback search by time or event (alarm, motion, & video loss)
Playback POS Data through Keyword, time or event
Ethernet for remote access, e-mail alarm notification, FTP video/audio file storage, remote setup & upgrade
Remote Central Software for up to 64 Cameras
Remote access through mobile phone or PDA
RS-232 and RS-485 for PTZ, keyboard control, POS, and GPS support

Ideal for…

Bars/Pubs
Night Clubs
Restaurants
Hotels
Grocers
Supermarkets
Take Away Shops
Retail

SEI’s multifaceted DVR series combines camera surveillance, audio listening devices and EPOS till integration to ensure that the problem areas such as shrinkage, theft and staff training are closely and effectively monitored.