What if you could reduce employee theft in your business simply by installing business security cameras and then letting your employees know about it?

Employee theft is a serious threat to a business’s profit. According to Hayes International, over the years, there has been a steady and significant rise in employee theft.¹ In fact, one out of every 39.5 employees was apprehended for theft from their employer in 2013.² And those are just the ones that were caught! Hayes goes on to report that between 2012 and 2013, there as a 6.5% increase of apprehended, dishonest employees.³

But perhaps even more shocking is the fact that most small businesses do not report employee theft when it happens to them. Sometimes this is due to the emotional relationship between the employee and the employer, the expense of taking the case to court or the fact that the business owner has little faith in the police/criminal justice system to actually bring the case to a satisfying close.⁴

Use a Security Camera System to Reduce Theft

One of the smartest ways to prevent employee theft in the first place is to install security cameras and then let your employees know about them. An article in the Houston Chronicle notes, “Installing cameras in your business’s location will almost always reduce theft and other crime that occurs on your premises, according to Gaebler. It also deters many crimes from ever happening.” ⁵

Not only can business security cameras lower the incidence of employee theft, but they can be used to clear up any question when a theft or even an injury has occurred. It’s hard to argue with a video recording!

We specialize in protecting you and your business with Honeywell business security cameras. Give us a call (1-800–988–2378) and let’s talk about how we can get you up and running with a custom security camera system.

¹http://hayesinternational.com/news/annual-retail-theft-survey/

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⁴http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/85250-survey-says-most-small-businesses-dont-report-employee-theft

⁵http://smallbusiness.chron.com/pros-cons-using-security-cameras-privately-owned-businesses-2707.html