Submission + - Workplace Theft is on the Rise (ieee.org) 1
rfengineer writes: According to the IEEE Jobsite: Have you ever slipped a roll of tape into your purse from the office supply closet? How about grabbing some Post-it notes from your desk to make a grocery list?
It turns out that is becoming more common. Office theft, specifically of noncash items, has grown according to a recent report from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, a forensic accounting firm. The noncash theft of items like pens, staplers and notebooks accounted for 21% of corporate-theft losses in 2018, a sizeable increase from 10.6% in 2002.
The report, which first appeared in The Atlantic, suggested that 52% of employees admitted that they stole from work in a different survey in 2013.
Mark R. Doyle, the president of the loss-prevention consultancy Jack L. Hayes International, told The Atlantic that the uptick may be due to the changing nature of the modern workplace. As more and more employees opt to work at home, they are in need of supplies.
It turns out that is becoming more common. Office theft, specifically of noncash items, has grown according to a recent report from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, a forensic accounting firm. The noncash theft of items like pens, staplers and notebooks accounted for 21% of corporate-theft losses in 2018, a sizeable increase from 10.6% in 2002.
The report, which first appeared in The Atlantic, suggested that 52% of employees admitted that they stole from work in a different survey in 2013.
Mark R. Doyle, the president of the loss-prevention consultancy Jack L. Hayes International, told The Atlantic that the uptick may be due to the changing nature of the modern workplace. As more and more employees opt to work at home, they are in need of supplies.
