kellie1 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 could anybody kindly give me some advice. it came to my attention today that money has been going missing in our staff room. i went around and spoke to my staff and gave them all a chance to put it back or further investigations will be carried out. i do have my suspition who it may be, but where do i start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Oh good grief. Umm, I'll think about it, but I'm pretty sure someone else had this problem along time ago, I'll see what I can find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 This was it http://eyfs.info/forums/topic/15743-theft/page__hl__theft__fromsearch__1 I think you would need to speak to all the staff together, explain the money has been taken and you'd like it put back or the police will be called. From the post I've linked you to the police dont seem to be able to do much though. I'd also invest in a lockable cupboard for the staffs personal belongings if you have the space for storing it. What a horrible situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Not a nice situation, to think that someone you trusted has done this and you are still expected to trust them.. it is hard to deal with but as rea suggested a meeting with all staff and suggestions about how staff could now keep belongings safe.. we had a locked cupboard for the items with a keyholder, could not have space for each individual to have one, and they had to ask the keyholder for access..no one was unsupervised while at the cupboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddlermaddness Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Have you looked into staff lockers? This will help a great deal in the future. Good luck x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Loads on ebay.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I had my brand new radley handbag stolen from pre-school out of the office. I was devastated, i had my suspicions but couldn't prove it. Bizarrely though my laptop which had been right next to it was still there. I called the police and they came into pre-school as i wantd to make a point. now all handbags are kept in a locker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 hint....do not buy lockers from ikea they all have the same key!!!!! bet you can't guess who made this mistake <_< :angry: :rolleyes: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Yhinking about it.. if you want or need to make an insurance claim for any theft you need a police report number so would need to call them in /report it to get one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharonash Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I had the same last year. I called a meeting spoke to all staff, said I was upset as we are strong team, blah blah. . I spoke with acas and they said pretty much was suggested on here already. Staff meeting, say if it doesnt appear you will be calling the police. Suggest the person comes to you in confidence (they didnt in my case) but I did provide a place where the items could be returned. (that didnt happen either!) It happened again I called the police but also set my own trap I wrote on a five pound note- I then did a search before everyone went home- and I found it. I did let the membr of staff go. thats was a first as well- it was all quite stressful! Acas advised I was within my right to do a search- it is in my handbook that I will do them periodically. (I havent) A friend of mine was telling me where she works they do checks regularly and someone last week was given a verbal after a search found some nursery pens Hope you get it sorted it isnt nice is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellie1 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 thanks to you all for your advice i have devised a cash sheet where all my staff sign over any cash they have in the nursery and it will be held in a locked cabinet in the office. i feel this is the only way to keep control of this situation. i must say after my initial post the next day cash was stolen from the office out of my bag. i thought this was quite cheeky as i had been around all the staff and warned them that the police had been informed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 What a horrible thing to have to do. I cannot think of anything worse than feeling that part of your team are untrustworthy. The quicker you find who the culprit is the better for you all. Wishing you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I had a similar problem but it was a member of the school cleaning staff. My head was unable to do anything - nothing could be proved; however, we all 'knew' who is was. So I set a trap; I used a flip camera to record what was happening - and left sweets on the worktop which I 'knew' would be a temptation. We 'caught' the person on the flip camera. However, we did not have a cctv notice up, so the person 'got away with it'. However everyone is now aware of the culprit, cctv posters are in all classrooms AND the cleaner is now no longer allowed into our building. Okay, now the problem is not ours but at least everyone knows about, and is wary of, the thief. That said, it is not a good situation to be in and the teaching staff do not feel comfortable, but we have to live with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Have recently had this problem, not with money thank goodness but with food. We all suspected who it was but have in the last couple of weeks caught them red handed. We have given written and verbal warnings but are giving her a chance to redeem herself. Having said that, if it was money she would have been let go immediately but we felt we were in a tricky situation with it being food... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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