This Grocery Chain Had an Employee Arrested for Stealing $110 Worth of Food. Here’s Why They Handled It Wrong

This Grocery Chain Had an Employee Arrested for Stealing $110 Worth of Food. Here’s Why They Handled It Wrong

Employee theft is a difficult issue to address. The Meijer supermarket chain made some missteps and achieved viral infamy.

This Grocery Chain Had an Employee Arrested for Stealing $110 Worth of Food. Here’s Why They Handled It Wrong — Improve Your HR

James, a deli worker at Meijer, the midwestern supermarket chain, stole a fruit cup and some chicken. Over a few months, that added up to $110 worth of theft—and that’s when a Meijer manager called the police and had him arrested. When you suspect an employee is stealing, you should investigate. If you confirm the theft, you have options: ignore it, give the employee a warning, terminate the employee, or arrest the employee. In the Meijer case, …