Loss of valuable employees
Employees who may (might) start to misuse their positions of
trust are often dependable and valuable in terms of job
performance. The chances are that you have spent considerable
time and
money training such a person.
Firing a dishonest employee may seem like the answer, but it
does little to resolve the underlying problem, as more
time and
money are then required to
hire and train someone new who may be equally susceptible to the
temptation of misusing the position for personal gain.
Loss of valuable trade secrets or irreplaceable documents
In addition to monetary loss, employers may suffer the loss of
valuable trade secrets to their competitors or irreplaceable
records. This type of damage can be devastating.
Loss of a good reputation
Employees represent their employers, and
those who misuse their positions of trust can damage the
reputations of the individuals and the institutions that employ
them. Once lost, public trust is hard, sometimes impossible, to
regain. Bad publicity can seriously
undermine your organization’s image that is crucial in today’s
world.
Losses faced by dishonest employees
It is hard to quantify the damages suffered
by employees who fall into the trap of misusing their positions
of trust. Many lives and careers have been ruined. Dishonest
employees who are caught may be fired or prohibited from
practicing their chosen profession. The results can range from
lost earnings to criminal prosecution and imprisonment.
Emotional costs include shame, guilt, remorse, loss of
self-respect and that of others, and the burden of job-hunting
with a permanently tarnished record.
The Employee Honesty-Awareness Training
Course
Our Employee
Honesty-Awareness Training Kit uses a proactive approach
to minimizing employee theft in the workplace. It's easy to
administer and extremely effective because it gets to the heart
of the issue. |