Preventing Employee Theft, Fraud, and Dishonesty in the Workplace

Explore ways to detect, prevent, and address employee misconduct such as theft, fraud, and dishonesty. Learn about occupational fraud discovery methods, red flags to watch out for, and the importance of investigating dishonest behavior. Discover crime prevention strategies and understand the motivations behind employee misconduct.

• Employee misconduct
• Fraud prevention
• Workplace ethics
• Crime detection
• Fraud triangle

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1. Theft, Fraud & Dishonest Employees Seminar

2. Theft, Fraud & Dishonest Employees Theft Fraud Bribery Corruption Cybercrime Controlled substances; drugs Vandalism Assault

3. Theft, Fraud & Dishonest Employees False absenteeism Fraudulent claims Breach of contract / restrictive covenant Subversive individuals Harassment & discrimination

4. How is Occupational Fraud Discovered? Tip off Management review Internal Audit By accident Surveillance & monitoring IT Controls Other 39.1% (47% hot line) 13.4% 16.5% 5.6% (down from 11%) 1.9% (down from 2.6%) 1.3% PLC and Government Departments have the highest rate of tip off

5. Source of Tip-off By Employees 49% By Customers 17.8% Anonymous 13.4% Other 19.8%

6. Situational Crime Prevention Crime prevention methods Locks, barriers, guards, access control How effective are these in both theft & fraud? Employees work around these systems

7. Theft/Fraud Triangle Opportunity Rational Motivation Routine Activity Theory Rational Choice Theory

9. Red Flags Living beyond financial means Financial difficulties Excessive control issues Unhealthy closeness with customers / suppliers or competitors

10. Who do we Work for? COMMERCIAL LEGAL BANKING TELECOMMS SERVICE MANUFACTURING

11. Why do we investigate? Dishonest employees Dishonest senior staff Lack of Police will Lack of Police skill Lack of internal skill Duty of care & loss of profit

12. HOW TO INVESTIGATE ? Surveillance & observations Investigation teams Covert vehicle tracking Computer data forensics Data base & research teams Covert camera & audio systems I2 analytical system

14. CASE STUDIES EVESHAM CREWE WAINSTALLS BRACKNALL ROEBUCK JAMES ORMSKIRK Fraud Theft Theft Fraud Procurement theft Drugs Breach of contract

17. LAWFUL? RIPA Human Rights Act Employment legislation Criminal law Data protection

18. THANK YOU Expert Investigations The Innovation Centre Binley Business park Coventry CV3 2TX info@expert-investigations.co.uk www.expert-investigations.co.uk