Thoughts and advice pls on trusted cleaner stealing money

Because they have no actual proof, they should just tell her she is no longer required. They could tell their friends of their suspicion. If others let her go she will probably guess why and maybe reform.

Trusted?! They need to stop trusting her not to steal money.

Why do they have so much cash in the house and in places from which it can be stolen?

Obviously she shouldn't be stealing it but it'd help if they didn't make it easy for her!

Something similar happened to friends of mine - in this case it was a builder's mate during house renovations. They left her handbag in the kitchen and set up their camera set to video. He was caught red-handed.

Take the evidence to the police.

This lass must be a bit dim to think you would not notice that amount of money going missing. She would have done better to go for a tenner at a time. Silly girl.

cctv / webcam - the only answer. Then you have proof positive - after that its up to you. Involve police and she will be prosecuted with that evidence. Your choice. You will then have to tell everyone what has happened. I doubt you will see your money back but you must prevent her doing this to other people.

Gosh what an awful situation. If she is the one taking it she must know she's going to be found out. Nobody could casually miss £600.

Definitely sure she took it. The money had been at the back of a drawer for several weeks ready to pay an electrician. They hadn't checked it for several weeks. Yesterday morning they checked the amount before the cleaner arrived and my DIL popped out. When she returned the cleaner had left and so had £100. She must have been taking sums over the last weeks. My son is buying a camera to set up and hopefully prove without doubt so she can't deny it. She comes on Thursdays. I've said he should have witnesses when he accuses her.

Gosh are they completely sure it is her it would be awful to blame the wrong person
I wonder why they have hundreds of pounds in the house
My aunt had a trusted carer who she looked upon as the daughter she never had we had no reason to doubt her at all we were glad my aunt had a good caring person going in When my aunt had an accident and was taken to hospital my Dad her brother visited her as she was in pain he went to the charge nurse to discuss pain relief to be told they couldn't discuss it as he wasn't next of kin when pressed we found the carer had put herself down as next of kin. My aunt died soon afterwards and it was only then we found she was on benefits and housing help although my uncle who had died not long before had left her more than enough to last her out After some digging we found out this carer had had over £16000 and this was about 20 years ago so a lot of money then they, her and her family had been on holiday abroad and bought a new car We saw a solicitor and reported it to the police and agency but when questioned she said my aunt looked on her as a daughter and had been giving her presents There was no one could prove anything different so nothing was done it broke my dads heart

There are a few questions to answer first ..... Do they always leave large amounts of cash in the same place for her to know where to look? Or does she go rummaging? Does she work for an agency or do they empoy her privatley? Is she the only person who comes to the house? And dare I say it, make sure other family members (teenagers?) aren't helping themselves. If they are convinced she is the culprit then I think you son should ask her outright.

If they are absolutely certain that she has done it they should try to find some method of proving it and tell the police and their friends. You call her a "trusted cleaner" she isn't she is a thief. If she gets away with it she will do it again. There are many cleaners out there who do great jobs and are honest, this woman is giving them all a bad name. The daughter in Romania isn't a reason to steal.