Continued Payment of Wages Fraud and Unauthorised Secondary Employment

Cheating the employer out of an extra hour or two of overtime increasingly seems to be regarded as a so-called minor misdemeanour. An hour more in the office here, an hour more on deliveries there — always in the belief that such little cheats will go unnoticed. Nevertheless, this behaviour constitutes punishable time-fraud at work. Even more serious is a “yellow sick note”, which in the form of sick-leave fraud fulfils the offence of fraud (§ 263 StGB). Yet this appears to trouble many employees little, and, regrettably, an increasing number of doctors support this conduct. Nowadays one often only has to visit a doctor and credibly claim to be completely exhausted to receive a few days or even weeks of “holiday”.

Is one of your employees conspicuously often under the weather? Do you suspect that they would rather loaf around at home or spend the day on illegal side-jobs than come to work for you? Do not hesitate to call the commercial investigators of Kurtz Investigations Nuremberg: +49 911 3782 0154.

A Fine Day at Others’ Expense: Court-Admissible Evidence Gathered by Observation of the Employee

Of course, not all employees who are frequently on sick leave can be lumped together: many may genuinely suffer from psychological or physical complaints, be overburdened by family problems or be stretched by staff shortages. However, in our Nuremberg detectives’ experience, the black sheep predominate among the long-term “sick” employees. The suspicion of continued remuneration abuse is not only one of the most common reasons for commissioning Kurtz Detective Agency Nuremberg, but in almost 80 per cent of cases it proves to be correct. These fraudulent employees knowingly or thoughtlessly accept that their colleagues must take on more work due to their absence and that the employer continues to pay the “sick” employee without receiving any work in return. The perpetrator thus cheats colleagues, the boss and, not least, the state. Even if the certificate of incapacity covers only one or two weeks, the insurer nevertheless incurs costs that ultimately burden the community. And the community is all of us.

The experienced commercial detectives of Kurtz Detective Agency Nuremberg observe suspected employees and provide you with a comprehensive, court-admissible report to enforce your employment law claims. Obtain a non-binding consultation today: +49 911 3782 0154.