Payroll and Expense Fraud

Is an employee submitting unusually high overtime hours and/or questionable expense claims? Does the reported work effort not correspond to the output? Are customers or colleagues complaining about work ethic, missed deadlines, or broken commitments? Is everything above board, or is the suspicious employee enriching themselves at your expense? Our IHK-certified commercial detectives in Duisburg investigate such cases: +49 203 3196 0052.

Time Fraud | Hours Reporting Fraud

Employers generally appreciate especially diligent employees. Perhaps other staff even try to emulate the exemplary behaviour of a colleague. But what if the supposedly outstanding employee is not actually working more than others, but simply claims more hours than they actually perform?

There are many examples: the office employee who uses regular working hours for private matters – booking holidays online, answering personal emails, social networking, and so on. Only later, usually after standard working hours, do they finally perform the actual job they were hired for – and then unscrupulously submit this time as overtime. Or the construction worker who claims to work longer to complete tasks, but in reality leaves the site shortly after colleagues, yet records several extra hours. This can be potentially catastrophic if you invoice a client for these hours, as losses caused by employee fraud are unknowingly passed on to your client – and if discovered, the consequences can threaten the business’s very existence. Entrepreneurs should therefore treat time reporting carefully, conduct internal audits, and, if a concrete suspicion arises, rely on the discreet investigations of our Duisburg detective agency.

Field Staff under Scrutiny by Our Duisburg Detectives

Payroll fraud is particularly easy for offenders who work in the field because the employing company has limited control over their activities compared with in-house tasks. Ten minutes spent with a client can quickly become two hours on the timesheet, which you are obliged to pay. Even prolonged idling at home, performing other jobs during fieldwork, or driving aimlessly to inflate mileage is, according to our Duisburg detectives’ experience, far from uncommon.

We follow up on your suspicions by discreetly observing the employee (for office-based work, this may involve embedding a detective in your company). After the investigation, you receive a legally admissible evidence report. You can describe your case to us by phone or send an email to kontakt@kurtz-detektei-duisburg.de.

Expenses Claims Fraud | Verification by Our Commercial Detectives in Duisburg

Not only payroll but also expense claims are frequently manipulated – often by field staff. Instead of refuelling the company car, the private car is used; business meals are actually social gatherings with friends; private purchases such as novels or office supplies are presented as professional literature or work-related expenses and appear on the expense report. Proving such dishonest conduct is usually difficult, if not impossible, for the employer.

The qualified investigators of our Duisburg commercial detective agency are well acquainted with the tricks of fraudulent employees from years of experience. The legally admissible documentation of breaches against the employment contract allows our clients to take action against disloyal employees and claim compensation. Our services are not limited by regional or national boundaries; we also accept assignments when the employee is based in another federal state or even abroad (for example, in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, or overseas). Thanks to long-standing contacts with international authorities and detective agencies, we are able to act flexibly, efficiently, and cost-effectively in such cases. Receive non-binding advice from our detectives by using our contact form or calling +49 203 3196 0052.