INEFFECTIVE PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING LEADS TO RISE IN EMPLOYEE THEFT
“Poor pre-employment screening and a decline in supervision are contributing to the rise in employee theft incidents, new research shows. A study of 23 large retail companies by loss-prevention consulting firm Jack L. Hayes International shows that 71,095 dishonest employees were apprehended in 2012, up 5.5 percent from 2011. In total, more than $50 million…