A Private Investigator firm has discovered that more than three quarters of workers have stolen from their current or previous places of work. The figures show that potentially over £432m of company goods, including laptops, confidential personal data, TVs, and even an office pet in one case are stolen in the UK each year.
A recent study commissioned by salgadoinvestigations.com found that 78% have stolen from their place of work at some point in their lives. This means that with individuals admitting to stealing, on average, more than £920 worth of items throughout their careers, theft at work costs the economy nearly £432m each year.
Raiders of stationary cupboards in offices up and down the land were not included in the results, as the study only mentioned theft of high value items.
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