Sick Leave Fraud | Faked Illness | Wage Continuation Abuse in Düsseldorf

Fraudulent wage continuation is no minor offence, yet for some employees it seems to have become a “national sport.” Whether it is an extended weekend because Grandma Frieda is celebrating her 90th birthday in the remotest corner of Germany, or the Sunday skat night with friends that prevents proper work on Monday — the list of excuses is endless. Some employees submit a sick note while simultaneously engaging in (usually unreported) secondary employment; others suddenly develop a rapidly curable “burnout syndrome” in order to take their children on a long-promised trip to Phantasialand Brühl.

 

If you suspect that one of your employees is deceiving you, taking a day off at your expense, or using their working hours for other activities, contact our economic investigators at Kurtz Investigations Düsseldorf: +49 211 9874 0021.

Fraud Against Employers and Insurance Providers

If an employee fakes an illness to avoid work, this constitutes sick leave fraud or wage continuation abuse. This crime harms the employer as well as the insurance provider, who must cover the salary costs after six weeks. Beyond the fact that the supposedly ill employee thereby becomes a criminal, this social fraud also harms society — all of us. Some employees work “under the radar” for other companies during their sick leave to earn extra income, possibly even for competitors, attend family celebrations, go on vacation, or busily maintain their property because regular employment leaves little time for such activities. This is unfair both to the employer and to colleagues, who often have to take on the missing employee’s workload.

 

The investigators of Kurtz Corporate Detective Agency Düsseldorf carry out thorough and efficient investigations. In most cases, we can act on short notice to minimise potential damage and provide you with legally admissible evidence for employment-related measures and claims for compensation against the fraudulent employee. Contact us by phone or email: kontakt@kurtz-detektei-duesseldorf.de.

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If an employee calls in sick just to avoid missing the football internationals and watches them at home, our detectives sometimes face challenges. Observation is easier, for example, at public viewing events.

Extensive Experience in Observing “Golden-Weekenders” through Weekly Deployments of our Düsseldorf Detectives

Fraudulent wage continuation is one of the most common reasons for engaging Kurtz Investigations Düsseldorf. Our social security networks were designed to help those in need. Many employees do not seem to recognise that abusing these benefits by feigning illness is not a trivial matter but a damage to both the employer and society. Faking illness is fraud. Kurtz Detective Agency Düsseldorf helps you prevent this active harm to your company.

 

You are obliged to continue paying wages for up to six weeks in the event of illness. Do not let yourself be exploited. The detectives of Kurtz Investigations Düsseldorf observe your suspicious employees and secure court-admissible evidence: +49 211 9874 0021.