Design For Life: How do I deal with a rogue employee?

This week our expert advises how to handle the tricky situation of when you suspect a key member of staff is stealing from you

If you do discover an employee has been stealing from you, you have a statutory and positive obligation to notify the Gardaí – which would be difficult in a small town where there is personal history

Dear Expert,

I’m the owner of a small company in rural Ireland. I have reason to suspect that a key employee has been fiddling the books, along with overcharging some of our customers and pocketing the extra himself. A couple of my regular customers have said to me that they didn’t think they should have been charged what they were.

I’m not sure how long this has gone on for, but I've started monitoring it ...