Employee Monitoring | Staff Screening by Detectives

The broad field of corporate crime includes—first and foremost—employee-related offences. Accordingly, the screening of suspicious employees, together with the court-admissible documentation of any breaches of explicit or implicit employee duties, is the most common reason why corporate clients commission Kurtz Investigations Halle and Saxony-Anhalt: +49 345 2194 0000.

Surveillance by Our Halle-Based Corporate Investigators

Unfortunately, a company’s own employees are among the main perpetrators of damaging acts against businesses—long-standing staff as well as newcomers, manual workers as well as those in senior positions. Offences range from theft to fraud, bribery and industrial espionage. Observing disloyal employees and gathering court-admissible evidence against them is a daily duty of our IHK-certified corporate investigators in Halle, Magdeburg and throughout Saxony-Anhalt.

Our standard tasks include, among others, surveillances in cases of suspected continued remuneration fraud, because not every employee who calls in sick is genuinely unfit for work. We discreetly observe the suspicious employee during the period of their incapacity and document any behaviour contrary to recovery in a form admissible in court. Our Halle investigators proceed in the same way when checking suspicious working-time and/or expense claims, suspected unauthorised competitor contact or the performance of a prohibited secondary job. Should the suspicion be confirmed, the client receives court-admissible evidence in writing and, where applicable, in image form for each offence investigated. We are happy to advise you on your case in a non-binding initial consultation. Please use our contact form for your enquiry or call us on the telephone number provided above.

Undercover Placement to Detect Internal Offences

In some cases, standard external surveillance is not suitable for monitoring an employee—especially when the individual works in-house. Whether in a warehouse, an office or a retail shop, an unfamiliar person spending too much time on site would quickly attract the attention of staff and cause unwanted scrutiny. Consequently, a pretext—known as a “legend” in investigative work—must be created to allow the operative to enter and remain in the premises without arousing suspicion. Kurtz Corporate Investigations Halle achieves this primarily by infiltrating an investigator into the company as an ostensible employee.

The undercover placement enables discreet monitoring of the suspect as well as direct contact, during which the operative can build trust through targeted communication in order to extract case-relevant information. Due to the considerable time requirements, this investigative method is generally more costly but also more insightful than standard surveillance. We will gladly inform you in person about the associated fees.

Prevention: Applicant Screening Prior to Recruitment

To minimise the risk of employee offences from the outset, pre-screening of potential new hires is advisable. Our experienced private investigators for Merseburg, Dessau-Roßlau and the entire central German region are also available for such applicant or background checks. We examine the documents submitted to you for authenticity, conduct undercover enquiries with former employers if necessary and verify the financial and criminal background of the candidate: +49 345 2194 0000.