Employee Absence Investigation

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Employee Absence Investigation

If you suspect that an employee is embarking on a suspected fraudulent long-term absence, it can have a detrimental effect on your organisation's productivity and financial wellbeing.

Long-term absence can be triggered by any number of issues, including those listed below. Most of the time the absence is genuine, and the employee needs time to recover.

• Sporting injury inflicted out of work hours
• Involved in a road traffic collision (RTC)
• Involved in an accident at work (AAW)
• Has developed depression and/or other mental health issues
• Needs extended time off for a bereavement
• Involved in an accident in a public place

But what about the employee who has been off sick for some time and is sketchy at best about the reasons why? Is there a pending personal injury claim? Is the employee is on full pay or sick pay?

If you feel that your sickness and absence policy is being abused, you have the right to conduct a fair and transparent investigation into suspected dishonesty. After all, it could cost your organisation thousands of pounds in a fraudulent insurance claim, not to mention the additional costs incurred directly from their absence and any subsequent replacement.

It's important to note: prior to instructing a professional investigator to conduct an investigation into the activities, movements, whereabouts and behaviours of an employee who is suspected to be committing fraudulent long-term absence, other considerations - such as ensuring you have exhausted your own sickness and absence policy - should be examined first.

A professional investigation should be initiated ONLY where you have suspicions about the authenticity of the absence and when failure to do so could be financially and reputationally damaging for your organisation.

How can we help?

If you suspect an employee of fraudulent long term absence, it is vital that our investigation is managed in line with your own policies and procedures and we will need a copy of those to ensure we do.

Once we have discussed the case with you, and gathered all of the necessary information, we will develop an investigation plan and present you with a cost effective strategy that we feel is best suited to your circumstances.

Each case is different, therefore the scope and dynamics of the investigation will be discussed and authorised by you prior to us continuing with your instruction.

It is highly likely that we will impose surveillance on the employee suspected of fraudulent long term absence. This is vitally important because we would need to effectively demonstrate abuse of your sickness and absence policy.

If we find evidence that an employee is abusing the company absence and sickness policy, you will receive irrefutable evidence corroborating it.

Once the investigation is complete, you will receive a detailed investigation report, complete with surveillance logs and irrefutable date- and time-stamped photographic and/or video evidence that is admissible in an employment tribunal or court. We can also attend court if required.

All of our investigations are conducted by highly skilled, professional investigators who operate within the parameters of the law and to strict codes of conduct. Rest assured, you are in safe hands.

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