Payroll and Expense Fraud in Munich

Among the most common tasks of our IHK-certified commercial detectives in Munich is the investigation of work time and expense reporting fraud, usually through surveillance of the suspicious employees. Reliable, discreet, and court-admissible investigative methods are a matter of course for Kurtz Investigations Munich: +49 89 7007 4301.

Unusually High Expenses | Unexplained Poor Work Performance

According to the logbook and fuel receipts from the company car, which should actually consume 4 litres per 100 kilometres, has it suddenly become a van consuming 10 litres? And does the vehicle "consume" an outrageous amount of oil? In such cases, unlawful enrichment of employees at the expense of their employers is often involved. Examples: in addition to the company car, the private vehicle is also refuelled via the expense account with the employer; personal stationery is declared as necessary office supplies, and the children’s schoolbooks as professional literature for the job. The motto: “It won’t be noticed anyway.” Especially employees who perform their work predominantly outside the company premises often act unscrupulously in such fraudulent activities. They feel secure because a monitoring function in the field is usually not in place, which leads to the perpetrators acting increasingly brazenly over time, and the financial damages steadily increase – therefore, active prevention at the earliest possible stage is required.

Of course, as an employer, you neither have the time nor the inclination, and usually also not the necessary know-how, to monitor your employees discreetly and legally; moreover, evidence collected by you would not be particularly persuasive in court due to personal interest. Our experienced Munich detectives possess the appropriate expertise to surveil the respective suspect discreetly and thus verify the expense claims they have submitted. At the conclusion of our investigation, we prepare a meticulous and court-admissible documentation in written form and, if necessary, with images, which allows you to hold your employee accountable. We are happy to take on your assignment and advise you without obligation regarding the case-specific options and the associated investigative costs of our commercial detectives. Please contact Kurtz Investigations Munich by phone or use our contact form.

Sweet Idleness Can Be Expensive – at Best for the Slacker: Munich Commercial Detective Agency Advises Timely Review

Many employees act just as brazenly regarding work time records as they do with expense claims. Field sales representatives as well as, for example, construction workers or service employees in Germany record more hours every day than they actually work. Often, this does not immediately cause direct, but rather indirect damages: the employee submits inaccurate claims, you are unaware, and therefore you bill the hours submitted to the end customer, who either accepts them and thus becomes the victim of your employee’s work time fraud, or is surprised by the high invoice and feels defrauded by your company. In addition to the loss of the customer, this may subsequently lead to civil litigation regarding payment of the invoice, possibly even criminal charges for fraud, and not least, reputational damage, as the defrauded party warns other potential customers about your business practices.

For field sales representatives, overcharging the employer is almost routine. Who wants or can control in everyday business whether all field staff actually spent one hour with customer A and one and a half hours with customer B, or whether they ended the consultation after 10 minutes with each, or were even never on site? In this way, several hours per day can be billed for which you pay salary, while your employee pursues a hobby, engages in a possibly unregistered secondary job, or simply idles, providing no adequate return for your company. The surveillance of field staff is therefore a standard service of Kurtz Commercial Detective Agency Munich. If necessary, send us an email with a case description to kontakt@kurtz-detektei-muenchen.de or contact us by phone at +49 89 7007 4301.