employee theft
Staff stealing from employer
Employee theft is stealing from one's employer—taking money, merchandise, supplies, or time.
It ranges from pocketing cash and pilfering inventory to padding expense reports and falsifying timesheets.
The company installed cameras after discovering employee theft in the warehouse.
The term covers both petty theft and large-scale embezzlement.
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- pilferingMinor, sneaky theft
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- cashReady spending funds
register · inventory · skimming · petty cash · cash register · shortage · surveillance · caught · fired · trust · betrayal · coworker · warehouse · break room · time clock · stockroom · shrinkage · dishonesty
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- breakage and shrinkagebreakage, shrinkage, pilferage, spoilage, damage
- financial fraudsecurities fraud, bank fraud, accounting fraud, defalcation, embezzler
- Loss Preventionshrinkage, shoplifting, shoplifter, store detective, security camera
- retail theftshoplifting, shoplifter, stealing, concealment, five-finger discount
- consumer hassleshidden fees, long lines, out of stock, late delivery, overcharging
employee theftshoplifting
Stealing store merchandise
burglary · robbery · break-in · smash-and-grab · retail theft
employee theftfiduciary duty
Obligation to act loyally
employee contribution · going above and beyond · whistleblowing · loss prevention
employee theftemployee compensation
Payment for labor performed
wages · employee benefits · bonus · profit sharing · severance pay
employee, employ, employer, employees, employers, employed, employing, employment, unemployment