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House Cleaners Accused of Stealing - How to Manage Your Employees and Clients


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House cleaners accused of stealing and how to handle that phone call.  What do you do when your client calls and says an item has been stolen? How do you approach your employee when a client has missing jewelry, cash, etc.? What procedures should you have in place when something goes missing?

Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsor is #SavvyCleaner training and certification for house cleaners and maids. (https://savvycleaner.com/join) And your host today is #AngelaBrown (https://g.page/r/CbMI6YFuLU2GEBI/review)

Today's #BehindtheCleans is produced by Savvy Cleaner Training and certification for house cleaners and maids. (https://savvycleaner.com/join) And your production team is Angela Brown, PJ Barnes, & Parker Shelton.

*** HOUSE CLEANERS ACCUSED OF STEALING CHAPTERS *** 0:00 - Meet Angela Brown, the House Cleaning Guru 0:24 - How do we prevent our employees from being accused of stealing? 0:39 - Do cleaners misplace items when cleaning? 1:01 - Is there a series of steps to take to make sure everyone is playing by the same guidebook? 1:13 - What to say during an interview 1:24 - What to tell a potential employee about stealing 1:49 - How to offer an out to someone you are interviewing 2:42 - How to handle a call from a client that is missing jewelry? 3:02 - Steps to be taken when an employee is accused of stealing 3:35 - Steps to be taken when an item is misplaced? 3:51 - Call the employee in for a face to face conversation 4:31 – Are stolen items actually misplaced? 5:36 - Why the cleaner moves some items 5:45 - What is a surety bond or janitorial bond?

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