An audit of the warehouse uncovered missing goods after 11 years of service.
Abu Dhabi: A company has filed a case against a former employee with over 11 years of service, resulting in an Abu Dhabi court ordering the worker to repay Dh70,951 after missing goods were discovered in the company’s warehouse.
The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Cases Court held the employee liable following an inventory audit that revealed the shortage.
According to the employee held various positions at the company over more than a decade, most recently serving as warehouse goods movement supervisor, responsible for overseeing stock.
The company filed the lawsuit after an internal inventory committee identified a shortfall in goods valued at Dh102,807. When confronted, the employee admitted responsibility for part of the shortage and signed a written declaration accepting liability.
The firm informed the court that the employee subsequently left the country without repaying the outstanding amount, prompting the company to initiate legal action.
The court found that the employee had acknowledged responsibility for Dh26,348 related to the inventory shortage, in addition to an earlier outstanding debt of Dh44,429, bringing the total amount owed to Dh70,951.
With no evidence that the debt had been repaid, the court ruled that the employee must settle the full amount. While the company had requested a 12% legal interest rate, the court set the interest at 4% per annum, to apply from the date the case was filed until full payment is made.
