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  • 07-06-2009 7:59pm
    #1
    Zane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi,

    I work in a post office the othe day my till was short by nearly €300. I am an honest person and I didnt take the money but now i am expected to pay it back. I just dont have the money to do thus although i have on previous occassions. Is this legal or common practice because anyone i have said it to doesn't believe it is.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    I've seen this reasonably frequently in in the retail sector.


  • #3
    ArthurDent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 915 ✭✭✭ArthurDent


    what does your contract/job descripition say?


  • #4
    jhegarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,441 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    does anyone else have access to the till ?


  • #5
    Corruptedmorals
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,195 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    Is it your till only or a shared till anyone can use? In either case, you should ask if the till records can be checked for any discrepancies- some reasons why a till may be short may show up there- pressing a button for something else other than cash when the transaction is cash etc.


  • #6
    micdug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭micdug


    Zane wrote: »
    Hi,

    Is this legal or common practice because anyone i have said it to doesn't believe it is.

    Thanks

    I'm making the assumption this was your till and your float. In that case standard (unofficial) practice is yes - you pay out of your pocket. The money was entrusted in your care, and didn't walk away of its own accord! It's a very serious matter, and officially will lead to serious disciplinary action . Your supervisor is giving you an easier way out by asking you to refund the cash without any accusations.
    If you suspect a colleague took it, then by all means ask for the video recording of the scene (every PO should have it)to be viewed to find the culprit as they may strike again.

    It may sound harsh, but if people were allowed to "loose" money from their till every retailer in Ireland would go bust. You'll need to take it on the chin and be a LOT more careful in future - looking after your till was your job.
    Also reading your account, it seems this happened before, no? "i have on previous occasions."


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  • #7
    Corruptedmorals
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,195 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    ^ That's a bit harsh, in fairness. If you're on tills for hours in a stressful environment it can be easy to make mistakes- cashback amounts, entering the wrong tender, customers insisting they handed you X amount or even the float itself being short.

    I work in Dunnes, they;re starting to re-train everyone with bad till over/under results. 3 re-trainings and you're out. They do everything by the book, if they could make us pay they would, which leads me to believe that you can't force someone to re-pay till loss. What if you added in an extra zero and entered 1000 euro instead of 100..it'd be miles out!!


  • #8
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    Corruptedmorals wrote: »
    I work in Dunnes, they;re starting to re-train everyone with bad till over/under results. 3 re-trainings and you're out. They do everything by the book, if they could make us pay they would, which leads me to believe that you can't force someone to re-pay till loss.
    I'd suggest that in Dunnes this probably has more to do with an agreement with Mandate (or one of the other trade unions) than anything law based.


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