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BackCheck bullet Employee theft accounts for 46% of shrinkage in North American Industry.
- University of Florida. 2001 National Retail Security Survey-Final Report.
BackCheck bullet Employee theft costs nearly 1% of total annual sales in North America.
- University of Florida. 2001 National Retail Security Survey-Final Report.
BackCheck bullet It is estimated that 33% to 75% of all employees have engaged in such behaviors as theft, fraud, vandalism, sabotage, and voluntary absenteeism.
- Harper, D. (1990). Spotlight abuse, save profits. Industrial Distribution, 79, 47-51.
BackCheck bullet Deviant and delinquent employee behaviors have been associated with annual organizational loss estimates exceeding $6 billion.
- Murphy, K.R. (1993). Honesty in the workplace. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
BackCheck bullet The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that 75% of all employees steal at least once, and that half of these steal again ...and again. The Chamber also reports that one of every three business failures are the direct result of employee theft.
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