Article: Almost everyone is looking for something for nothing

People are evidently stretching their household budgets by pilfering at work

SO MUCH for the paperless office. Paper cuts are still one of the biggest hazards at work, "or so we're led to believe," said a supplier of first aid kits to offices who I got talking to the other day. In case you didn't know, employers are legally obliged to provide first aid kits to their staff. Employees, on the other hand, seem blithely to ignore the legal prohibition on pilfering the kits supplied. Theft is on the up and up, says the supplier. "It's a lot worse this year than last year. Everyone is looking for something for nothing."

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