HR Chat: Potential Theft

Your business provides storage lockers for employees to securely store their personal belongings while they are working. One of your employees reports that cash is missing from their wallet, which they had left inside their locker during their shift. After reviewing security camera footage, you observe another employee opening the locker. However, the footage does not clearly show whether the employee took anything.  As an employer, how should you handle the situation and investigate the employee’s complaint?

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