Notice of civil claim from Business Loss Prevention ltd

[Losspreventionguy]

Hi There,

 

RLP tend to be more successful in their Employee Theft/Fraud cases than in ordinary shoplifting cases.  As mentioned before, since the Oxford case, RLP do not file court action in relation to shoplifting cases any more, relying instead on intimidating letters and threats to make people cough up.

 

HOWEVER - Employee cases are treated very differently by RLP.  They apply far more effort into these cases because the courts are more likely to find in their favour.  I know this because in the last 5 years, I have had three RLP employee fraud cases that were upheld by the courts.

 

What is important though, is the amount of money you stole, or the loss incurred by your actions.  In the cases of successful court decisions that I know about, including the ones I investigated, were in the thousand of pounds, sometimes tens of thousands.

 

  I have not heard of successful RLP cases involving a case in the hundreds of pounds or less - again, since Oxford, I would suggest that RLP won't risk the costs of taking a case through the courts unless there is potential for a substantial reward (they work on a commission basis - they take a percentage of the money received or 'won'). 

 

I appreciate you may not wish to tell us the amount you stole, or the details of what you did - but that could very well make the difference between whether to be concerned, or living life with a little less tension. 

 

Another mitigating factor was whether you were arrested and prosecuted for the offence, or whether it was dealt with by simply resigning or being dismissed.  A successful criminal prosecution gives ammunition to their case.

 

Simply, if you took a few hundred pounds or less, I truly believe you can totally forget about RLP chasing you or seeking to enforce it legally.

 

The fact you say you are ashamed shows remorse and I hope you get back on your feet with the knowledge of what could happen if you were to do something like this again. 

 

If the police have not been involved you have been very lucky, and if the company have accepted your resignation then you really have won the lottery, as there is a good chance that this will not be disclosed in any references for further jobs. 

 

Please please learn from this.  I have seen good people make bad decisions that have ended up costing them far more than their jobs.

 

Best of luck.

 

LPG

 

Edited : spelling