Sick Leave Abuse and Unauthorized Secondary Employment

Sickness absence fraud is among the most common reasons for hiring Kurtz Detective Agency Leipzig. The safety nets of our social systems were created to help those in real need. Many employees, however, do not seem to realise that abusing these benefits by calling in sick without reason is not a minor offence but a direct financial harm to both the employer and society. Faking illness is fraud. Kurtz Detective Agency Leipzig helps you put an end to this deliberate damage to your company.

 

Employees often work undeclared for other companies — sometimes even competitors — during their alleged “sick leave”, attend family gatherings, go on holiday, or busy themselves with private projects. Employers are obliged to continue paying wages for up to six weeks in case of sickness. Don’t let yourself be exploited. The detectives of Kurtz Detective Agency Leipzig monitor suspicious employees and secure court-admissible evidence.

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When vacation requests are refused for operational reasons, it is not uncommon for a medical certificate to conveniently appear right at the start of the planned leave — a scenario our Leipzig detectives encounter frequently. More often than not, it turns out that the employee simply goes through with their travel plans anyway.

Unauthorised Secondary Employment | Breach of a Non-Compete Clause

Naturally, every citizen is generally free to take on a side job during their leisure time. However, employment contracts often stipulate an obligation to inform the employer about any secondary occupation. Things become problematic when such a job creates a conflict of interest — for instance, when the employee works for a competing company or regularly exceeds the legally permitted weekly working hours.

 

It is also generally not allowed to engage in secondary employment during vacation, as this time is meant for recovery and to ensure that the employee’s performance does not suffer due to overwork. Unauthorized secondary jobs are often performed off the books — sometimes even with your company’s materials and customers. The financial damage for your business can be immense.

 

Our Leipzig corporate detectives conduct surveillance on your employee and provide you with legally sound evidence. If the suspicion proves to be true, the employee is typically liable for damages.

 

Take back what is rightfully yours. The Kurtz Detective Agency Leipzig will help you do so: +49 341 6970 4082.

Short film (in German) by AZ Media TV on the subject of illegal employment: