It's bad enough when an intruder breaks into your plant at night or a robber holds up your store, but when your own staff steal from you, business owners are left dealing both with the loss and the betrayal of trust.
Internal theft is a potential problem in any business.
We're not talking about an employee lifting a few pens from office supplies, but of the methodical theft of merchandise and money - sometimes thousands and thousands of dollars worth, until the employee is caught. The majority of employees, like most of society are honest. Even the most trusting business owner can't ignore the possibility of internal theft. When two or more people are involved in a particular function, instead of one, they would have to collude to defraud you. Use pre-numbered cheques, so that all expenditures can be tracked in sequence.