The proper thing for the company to do would be tell her thanks for her efforts but not to do that in the future as it could risk her life. THEN if she violated policy again they could fire her. To fire someone after thirteen years of loyalty to the company over such an issue shows the loyalty goes only one way.
Correct about loyalty. Who still thinks a large corporation has any loyalty?
People are asked, depending on position, to give weeks to months of notice.
If they drop you, security escorts you out post haste.
2023 isn’t 1950. Corporations don’t care about you.
The proper thing for the company to do would be tell her thanks for her efforts but not to do that in the future as it could risk her life.
Absolutely!
Additionally, on behalf of the shareholders and for the future safety and wellbeing of the employees the store ought to go on the offense. Imagine the argument of an employee who gets hassled/injured on the premises by a thief when the store has made no attempt to thwart theft.
It would be quite easy and relatively inexpensive to install effective camera surveillance both inside and outside in the parking lot (to capture license numbers, identify cohorts, etc.) and then whenever possible, to bring both civil and criminal charges.