Crime School

Employee theft is the silent profit killer that plays a major role in the financial life or death of your restaurant, cafe, hotel, or bar. How can I learn the causes and cures of employee theft and prevent loss in my business? How do I prevent employee theft in my restaurant, hotel, or bar? What loss prevention strategy, when implemented, will keep my employees honest? Employee Theft Our topic is employee theft prevention in the hospitality industry. I answer questions of my co-host Ken Burgin from the Profitable Hospitality podcast located down-under in Sydney, Australia. Employee Theft from a restaurant, hotel, or bar is a term that is used when an employee steals cash, food, ingredients, or supplies while working on the job. In the eyes of the law, employee theft is just theft…the elements of the crime are identical. To commit theft, the employee must intend to permanently deprive their employer of the value of the item stolen. Employee theft is an insidious crime because the employer i