photog
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If they are working for you then you have to pay them.
If they have stolen from you and you can prove it then you can sack them and have the police charge them with theft. |
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misslabeled
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Yes, you have to pay them for the time they work. Of course if you have absolute proof of the theft, you can also fire them and withhold the amount stolen from the pay, but you have to give them an itemized detail of of the wages, withholding, and the deduction. If you don't have proof, but you're sure, you can still fire them because you don't need a reason. |
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SPUD
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Yes they do have the right to be paid.
For recovery/compensation of stolen items you must pursue them through the criminal courts. |
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wade2k8
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your legally obliged to pay them to recover the cost of anything stolen you can deduct this from his wages but he must be informed or you need to go through the courts. |
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weewilly will
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Yes.
You can't administer instant justice. Report him/her to the police and get your justice the correct way. |
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Doctor Deth
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do you have iron-clad proof they stole?
If yes, why didn;t you already fire them or have them arrested?
you have to pay an employee for all hours worked. |
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Captain Mintanet
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Since they stole from you, you can steal right back from them. Just plan on expecting a visit from the Department of Labor. |
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bud
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yes they have to be paid then if you can prove they have stolen then take them to court. |
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Thom
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Yes, You dont have the right to 'punish' them.
They only time you shouldnt pay them is is they dont work for you! |
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COLIN T
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Unfortunately, yes. You will be legally obliged to pay him/her the agreed pay rate for all hours he/she has worked. |
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vernes
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Yes.
You can't refuse payment as a way of punishment.
You have to treat the theft seperatly from the payrol administration.
The refusal from you to pay him would be treated as a seperate case, the employee will have reasons to report you for refusal to pay, EVEN if you reported him for theft.
If you have proof of his theft, you could find out if you have enough proof to fire him for that. |
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Bull dog
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He shouldn't have the right, but he does have the right by law. However, if you know he's stolen and you sue him for whatever property it is, you have the right to deduct it from his pay. |
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jackson
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As others said you have to pay. The theft is a seperate thing where you have to PROVE that the person stole and go after them criminally or in civil court.
Here is the big problem. If you withhold the money that could cast doubt upon any claims that you make as to them stealing. It could make it look like you did not pay them and claimed they stole because you really did not want to pay. That could be a lawsuit from their end. It can get very complicated.
The only real way to go about this if you have already fired them is to file criminal charges so then you will be able to pursue this in civil court. If you have not fired them you can still do this of course. But again you will need proof. And depending on the amount it might not even be worth the effort.
All in all what procedures for accountability do you have in place so that you can ultimately prove that this person stole from you. Now you sound convinced but what would stand in open court is another thing. |
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mCfLyRcKmYeArDrUmS =]
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Yeah you gotta, unless you sack them... |
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src50
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You have to pay them for the hours actually worked. There are other remedies (termination of employment and/or criminal charges) if you have evidence of theft. |
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meee
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It depends what he/she stole and if it was personal property. Are you a manager or something? If anything they should have gotton suspended or a written warning or even fired depending on what it was.Did they give the item back? Did they apologize? Do you have proof it was them that stole from you ? Take it out of their check and document everything because you have to pay for the time they worked but you also have the right to properly deal with a five finger discount employee. |
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AnGeL54
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NO THEY SHOULDN'T BE PAID |
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