Thieving Employee
Discussion
One of our sales team left the company without returning his expenses float. We wrote to him asking him to return the £400 with the threat of legal action, but he has not replied.
What should we do next?
Well. Has this guy pissed you off? Will you ever need his services again? If so...write off the £400 as a good will gesture.
If he's a snivelling theiving sh*t whom you have no respect for then I suggest a few things to look into:
1) A letter from your solicitor stating that he'd better return it or you will go to small claims court.
OR
2) A letter to the Inland Revenue stating that your employee recieved an additional £400...due to an error on his part...you're writing it off but they should recover the unpaid tax on it through his tax code.
It'll shag up his code for years.
OR
3) This guy will need you as a reference. Not returning the dough is bonkers in the extreme. Write his new employers a letter which outlines your dispute with their potential new employee.
Finally can I say: Could this be interpreted in any other way? Is it possible he's a scatterbrain and has forgotten it or has misunderstood the rules or another problem? You might find a phone call to ask what the problem his might yield a cheque a without all the unpleasantness...
Well. Give him a chance to give it back after you've sent a letter from your solicitor stating when you require the funds to be back in your bank account. If it doesn't happen...
Go to small claims. And report it to the cops - its theft after all...
If you want to you can make this guy's life crap for years via legal means which won't cost you a great deal. I'd still try a stern letter, get your money and hope bygones will be bygones first....
Did he sign a reciept for the dosh. If not, you may have trouble proving he's had it. Also, consider changing your pay structure so any outstanding funds can be deducted from any final months salary.
He may have reciepts to cover the outstanding funds, maybe ask for them in lieu of payment.
Goodluck
Paul
He may have reciepts to cover the outstanding funds, maybe ask for them in lieu of payment.
Goodluck
Paul
I have tried the stern letter approach with an offer to offset any legitimate Business Expenses.I have a signed receipt for the dosh too, but the thieving snivelling little sh1t won't respond. It's not so much the money it's the principle of it.
I will issue a summons and keep you posted, thanks for the advice chaps.
PS Anybody looking for a Sales Managers job?, Tea leafs need not apply.
I will issue a summons and keep you posted, thanks for the advice chaps.
PS Anybody looking for a Sales Managers job?, Tea leafs need not apply.
It may be better to do nothing more than let the Police handle it. If it is going to cost you more money than you are going to make it's not a good deal. You have evidence, hand it over and let the Police investigate. Time is money, and you will be wasting a lot of it trying to get this person to pay.
Can't see it being theft. Just ask a copper. They will want nothing to do with it. To grey an area.
I like the idea of screwing him up with the IR
. As for the small claims court, that may be ok but it's fraught with problems. Suppose he offers a weak defence? Your claim would probably fail. Why not knock on his door and ask for a cheque? Then depending on his attitude you will know how to deal with it.
Personally, I'd do something that made me feel better and then get on with life.
I like the idea of screwing him up with the IR
. As for the small claims court, that may be ok but it's fraught with problems. Suppose he offers a weak defence? Your claim would probably fail. Why not knock on his door and ask for a cheque? Then depending on his attitude you will know how to deal with it. Personally, I'd do something that made me feel better and then get on with life.
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