Screen your employees

Many people have been deceived by a potential employee. They have employed a gardener or domestic worker in good faith only to find they have been ‘cleaned out’ a few weeks later. Or worse – the victim of a vicious assault.

Security in Practice’s Louis Grobler offers tips to avoid being a victim of employee inflicted crime:

• When seeking a new employee, try asking the people you know for any referrals that they may have of persons that seek employment.
• If you are forced to hire a stranger, never hire off the street. Use an employment agency.
• Be sure to check all references, remembering that these can easily be rigged by accomplices.
• Familiarise yourself with the Labour Relations Act and be sure to have a proper employment contract drawn up and duly signed by both parties.
• Make copies of all relevant identification documents, etc.
• Never leave money or valuables lying around.
• Even the most honest person could weaken in the face of constant temptation.

Details: Louis Grobler 011 079 6969