Self employed delivery driver being accused of theft of company property - ** RESOLVED **

[Emmzzi]

Hi,

 

for an item that expensive there would usually be a signing in and out procedure - was there? 

What does your contract say about company property?

 

[Emmzzi]

So, there is a record of you signing it back in? Who is responsible for it, once it has left your hands/ is back in? I suspect that process or person is at fault.

 

Ask for a copy of the procedures for handling the equipment.

[Emmzzi]

So, you need the procedure, to see if the responsibility shifts at the point of scanning, or some other point. So ask for the sign in and out procedure, and also, a copy of the record of them sharing that with you in earlier times.

Edited February 11, 2021 by Emmzzi

[Emmzzi]

Unless its a tiny courier, I think they will have something, Whether they shared it with you is another matter.

[Emmzzi]

Ok. So next steps depends what happens next.

 

So, if they say you stole something, and it is of high worth, I would think the police should be involved. I would suggest you are happy for an investigation to clear your name, as you did not take it.

 

However if it all goes quiet and they don't try and bill you. let sleeping dogs lie; may be a fuss over nothing. If they are still using you - that probably says a lot. Why would they keep using a thief?

 

Be prepared for no more work from them, and to go to small claims to recover what is due if they deduct it from invoices.