{"id":27205,"date":"2024-06-15T16:26:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T16:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/?p=27205"},"modified":"2024-06-17T06:40:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T06:40:24","slug":"is-it-legal-to-put-a-detective-on-a-worker-during-sick-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/en\/is-it-legal-to-put-a-detective-on-a-worker-during-sick-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it legal to put a detective on a worker during sick leave?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27205\" class=\"elementor elementor-27205\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8684332 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8684332\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a337913\" data-id=\"a337913\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66870b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66870b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you suspect that one of your employees is fraudulently on sick leave, it may be in your interest to hire a detective to check whether he or she is really ill. But the investigation must respect your fundamental rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b933d6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b933d6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cc7088\" data-id=\"8cc7088\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d4ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6d4ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You can hire a private detective<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f27192 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f27192\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-062b383\" data-id=\"062b383\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca769c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ca769c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Investigation during TI<\/h3><h4><br \/>Suspected fraud<\/h4><p>It is becoming more and more common for companies to hire the services of private detectives when they suspect that one of their employees has fraudulently or deceitfully applied for sick leave due to temporary incapacity.<\/p><p>This type of investigation can provide evidence or corroborate the alleged fraud on the part of the worker. In this way, the company can use this means of proof to justify disciplinary dismissal for breach of contractual good faith.<\/p><h3>Is it valid and legal to use a detective?<\/h3><p>In general, it is valid and legal for the company to hire the services of a private detective in order to obtain evidence of possible fraud or deception by the employee, provided that the following principles are respected:<\/p><ul><li>That there is a real and legitimate interest on the part of the company.<\/li><li>That qualified professionals are hired to carry out the investigative functions.<\/li><li>That the information obtained has been obtained through legal means.<\/li><li>That the principles of reasonableness, necessity, suitability and proportionality are respected.<\/li><\/ul><p>The private detective himself may not investigate the intimate life of workers in their homes, nor may he provoke or induce the person under investigation to carry out the illegitimate conduct that leads to the breach for which he will later be sanctioned or dismissed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5a405f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5a405f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-657f1ce\" data-id=\"657f1ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddab683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddab683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example of IT fraud<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffc80c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffc80c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d67d3a6\" data-id=\"d67d3a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585228c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585228c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Disciplinary dismissal<\/h3><p>The courts [TSJ Castilla-La Mancha 11-01-2024] ruled that the disciplinary dismissal for breach of contractual good faith of a worker who had used a situation of temporary incapacity to carry out work tasks in another company that were incompatible with her alleged illness (the worker opened a nail care and training centre and gave a beauty session to the private detective who was investigating her) was valid.<\/p><p>The sick leave was issued for muscular pain, so either the worker had faked it or she was carrying out activities that were incompatible with her temporary incapacity.<\/p><h3>Evidence from the detective during the TD<\/h3><p>The evidence obtained by the private detective was as follows:<\/p><ul><li>The existence on the Instagram application of an account &#8211; linked to the name and telephone number of the worker &#8211; in which the opening of the nail centre was advertised.<\/li><li>The private detective&#8217;s conversation with the worker herself in the same establishment, providing her with information about his services.<\/li><li>The performance of a beauty session for the detective himself, with the corresponding price linked to the service.<\/li><li>The fact that during the days of the monitoring, no worker was found in the centre other than the person under investigation.<\/li><\/ul><p>The private detective never induced the worker to carry out the conduct that would lead to her disciplinary dismissal, as she was always advertising the service she was performing on her own account; therefore, she carried out the beauty session with the private detective as she could have done with any other client who was interested in the beauty services she was advertising.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc24af1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc24af1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92578a0\" data-id=\"92578a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f267782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f267782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-en-tamano-mediano.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27175\" alt=\"Sigue siempre adelant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-en-tamano-mediano.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-en-tamano-mediano-400x225.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3900097 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3900097\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-211d4e6\" data-id=\"211d4e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9084091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9084091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Another case of fraud by a worker during IT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6948558 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6948558\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6aaebf\" data-id=\"f6aaebf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2472888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2472888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The IT worker has another job<\/h3><p>In another case [TSJ Catalu\u00f1a 21-02-2024] , an occupational risk prevention manager of a chain of opticians&#8217; shops, while she was on leave from the company due to temporary incapacity, carried out paid online and face-to-face coaching sessions on her own.<\/p><p>The reason for the sick leave was confidential, but the company knew that the employee had alleged ailments that prevented her from spending more than 15 minutes in front of the computer.<\/p><p>However, the practice of these coaching sessions was incompatible with her temporary incapacity, as it could interfere with her recovery process and was a demonstration of her ability to continue working as the company&#8217;s occupational risk prevention manager.<\/p><h3>Detective investigation<\/h3><p>The company became aware of these facts by hiring a private detective to investigate the worker, and the court validated the way in which evidence of fraudulent conduct had been obtained.<\/p><p>The employee at all times advertised the paid coaching sessions she was conducting on her own, so the report by the private detective hired by the company did not violate any fundamental rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d39105 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d39105\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d699d\" data-id=\"56d699d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f432937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f432937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workers' right to privacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-495f672 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"495f672\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5d00b\" data-id=\"3e5d00b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3825dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3825dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Infringement of the employee&#8217;s right<\/h3><h4><br \/>Not valid<\/h4><p>Although the practices carried out by private investigators are generally legitimate, there have been cases in which the collection of this type of evidence has been considered invalid.<\/p><p>When the evidence provided has been obtained through the violation of a fundamental right related to the employee&#8217;s own privacy, or when it has been obtained through repeated insistence by the detective in the face of the employee&#8217;s constant refusal, it has been classified as illegal.<\/p><h4>Example 1<\/h4><p>It would not be lawful to dismiss an employee when it was discovered, by means of a detective&#8217;s photos, that he was gardening in the garden of his home while he was on sick leave due to lumbago.<\/p><p>The photos taken by the detective in the employee&#8217;s home are unlawful, as this is a private sphere in which the employee&#8217;s intimate, personal and family life is being exercised.<\/p><p>If the detective had photographed the employee in public places, the evidence would be valid.<\/p><h4>Example 2<\/h4><p>Nor would it be legal if, in order to justify the consequent disciplinary dismissal of a worker who is on sick leave due to temporary disability, a private detective were to provoke him to carry out a certain activity against his will. In such a case, the information would not be obtained by legal means.<\/p><h3>Non-compliance: consequences<\/h3><h4><br \/>It will not serve as evidence<\/h4><p>In the event that the evidence has been obtained without respecting the principles indicated (legitimate interest; reasonableness, necessity, suitability and proportionality&#8230;), it will not be taken into account to accredit the employee&#8217;s non-compliance.<\/p><p>Nor will it be taken into account if it has been obtained in violation of fundamental rights (for example, if it has been obtained in violation of the right to privacy or the secrecy of communications).<\/p><h4>Qualification of the dismissal<\/h4><p>However, the nullity of the evidence does not always lead to the nullity of the dismissal. The dismissal may be qualified as:<\/p><ul><li>Proceeding . If the imputed non-compliance is accredited on the basis of other independent evidence that does not derive from the detective&#8217;s invalid evidence and is not contaminated.<\/li><li>Inappropriate . When the breaches accredited by other means do not reach the gravity and guilt necessary to justify the disciplinary measure.<\/li><li>Void . When there is no other evidence and the evidence provided violates the fundamental rights of the employee.<\/li><\/ul><h4><br \/>Sanctions<\/h4><p>The employer&#8217;s actions that violate the right to privacy and dignity of workers are considered a very serious offence, punishable by the Labour Inspectorate with a fine of between 7,501 and 225,018 euros.<\/p><p>In addition, the worker may request compensation for moral damages and there could also be a sanction for non-compliance with data protection regulations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e630b15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e630b15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f80edb\" data-id=\"3f80edb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fdff58 e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fdff58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInRight&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Private detective tests can be used to detect fraudulent sick leave, as long as they do not violate the privacy and fundamental rights of the worker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you suspect that one of your employees is fraudulently on sick leave, it may be in your interest to hire a detective to check whether he or she is really ill. But the investigation must respect your fundamental rights. 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