Detective Surveillance in Cases of Feigned Illness

If there is suspicion of sick leave abuse, the qualified investigators of Aaden Detective Agency Leipzig are at your side and obtain legally admissible evidence: +49 341 3549 012-0.

Various Reasons for “Calling in Sick”

The forms of misconduct related to the abuse of medical certificates of incapacity for work are diverse: the homeowner who works on his house while officially on sick leave; the father who attends a football match with his son; the husband who spends a short seaside vacation with his wife, etc.—these are just a few examples of violations in which employees pursue leisure activities during sick leave (for secondary employment during incapacity for work, see below). Our corporate investigators in Leipzig expose such offenders through surveillance and provide you, as the client, with court-admissible written documentation: +49 341 3549 012-0.

Undeclared Work and Espionage

Even more serious than feigning illness for private activities are cases in which employees engage in unauthorized secondary employment during sick leave. Our Leipzig-based detectives investigate scenarios such as:

 

• unauthorized or undeclared secondary employment (undeclared work)
• contractually prohibited secondary employment
• competitive activity for a rival company
• competitive activity on a self-employed basis through one’s own business

 

Depending on the circumstances, such cases may also constitute corporate espionage by the employee—possibly in conjunction with bribery—if the individual not only applies their expertise (potentially acquired over many years within your company), but also passes on sensitive internal information such as production plans, customer data, or similar to a competitor.

 

Surveillance of the suspect is a proven method of exposing such misconduct. The investigators of Aaden Detective Agency Leipzig have many years of experience in employee monitoring and are able to document offenses in a legally sound and evidential manner. Contact us if needed at +49 341 3549 012-0.