Company laptop theft due to out of duty

PRADEEP SHARMA (Querist) 31 March 2014 This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir ,After finishing my market visit I was returning back to home at 10.30PM
In between 4 Thieves attacked me with knife and first took 2000 rupees cash and started demanding for my mobile phone.
Then I started to trying to escape but They took my bag and my scooter and they went off. And After some miles they have left my scooter but took my BAG which contains
Company laptop,SIM Card and Data cards.
Regarding this I lodged a complaint in police station in Mico layout.

Please suggest what to do on this situation..

Now company doing claim form me 50% amout of theft company asset.
Please suggest. am i liabilities for pay this 50% amount to company.

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ajay sethi (Expert) 31 March 2014
laptop was lost as you were assaulted by 4 men . it is not your fault . it was not lost due to your negligence . ideally company should not ask you to pay 50%of amount .

if you want to continue working in the organisation pay 50%amount . if you have got better prospects leave the organisation

Guest (Expert) 31 March 2014
If it is not insured your Share of 50% is reasonable.You could request for deduction in installment and mean time you could see the result of FIR filed and you could request your company for 50% after depreciations

Kumar Doab (Expert) 31 March 2014
You may agree for Co Pay.

Don't carry company assets outside the office.
Let someone take charge of it and issue acknowledgment in office.

Has the company ever circulated any policy on 50% to be paid in case of theft/loss etc...........?

As pointed out by Expert Mehar, if the assets are insured then company should not ask you to pay. If the amounts paid by Insurance Company is equal to or more than the depreciated value then company should not ask you to pay.

If you are aware that it is insured then apply your resources and find out how much company has received from insurance and request to refund you (if at all you pay). ........... The company need to show all amounts in its books so ideally it should not conceal or lie about it.

By what time you had come out of office and why were you not off the road by 10.30p.m.........................and why were you carrying Laptop at that hour.............these are some of the questions you can expect from your line managers/HR etc.................

On your own inform the manufacturer also in writing with a copy to you.

There must be some software/technology to track the stolen/snatched Laptop.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 31 March 2014
I agree with the experts views on the subject.

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 31 March 2014
If you want to continue to work pay the demanded share to company.

Follow up the Fir lodged.

Guest (Expert) 31 March 2014
Security and safety of company's assets in your posession was your own liability. So, if the company is not ready to write off the cost of the laptop, it is your liability to pay the cost of lost laptop. Rather, you should be thankful to the company management that they are asking you to reimburse only 50% of the cost of the lost laptop.

However, later if the police is able to recover the lost item, you can claim refund of part of the cost deposited by you.

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