Biz-Wreckers
Stop disgruntled employees from destroying your business.
These days, disgruntled employees are seeking revenge against
employers more than ever before-and they're resorting to
sabotage and even violence. If you fear angry employees might
tamper with machinery or your products just to get you back, you
need to take action now, before it happens.
First, small companies should handle disgruntled employees the
way big companies do, with established grievance policies.
"When you give employees a way to vent, their anger
doesn't build up and make them want to get back at you,"
says Dick McCormick, senior managing director of Westlake,
California-based Business Risks International, a division of
Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations.
Making some data and equipment off-limits to employees is
another way to control sabotage. Surveillance systems are also a
good idea. Says McCormick, "If employees know there's a
[security] camera around, they're much less likely to do
something [destructive]." But don't just monitor the
workplace-tape it; otherwise, what's the point? Remember: a
safe workplace is a productive workplace.
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Ellen Paris is a Washington, DC, writer and former Forbes
magazine staff writer.
Contact Source
Business Risks International, (703) 524-2007, dick.mccormick@usa.pinkertons.com.