The results of a recent survey showed 76% of employees have stolen from their place of work. Men are particularly light-fingered, with an astonishing 82% admitting to helping themselves, compared to 71% of women.
The stationery cupboard was hardest hit, with pens (60%) and printer paper (42%) being the most commonly pilfered.
Stamps (31%), mugs (28%) and toilet paper (24%) were also frequently taken items. The stapler - often thought of as a frequent target of office thieves - was only taken by 6% of those surveyed.
One in twenty employees admitted to having taken more valuable items - ranging from printer toner to laptops. More unusual items declared included chairs and office plants, even filing cabinets, carpet tiles and entire desks.
This is exactly why UOE helps its customers take control of purchasing (using the latest online order management technology) and direct, named delivery to the order person. Having an unlocked stationery cupboard with hundreds of pounds of stuff sitting around is too tempting for some!
These days some stationery companies are even offering to top up the cupboards without customers auditing what has been used in any clear and controlled manner - this just makes the matter worse (a constant fresh stock of new stuff to steal!), hides the truth and is certain to increase cost at a time when every company needs to curb their unnecessary wastage. Their claim is that you'll never need to worry about stationery again - I'd suggest you'll never know who or how things are being used!
To find out how you can take control of your stationery spend contact us
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