Private Detectives and Employee Absenteeism
Long term employee absenteeism “ particularly when some element of wrongdoing or validity is suspected – can sometimes be incredibly difficult to navigate sensitively and effectively. Although potentially under the banner of corporate investigation, investigating suspected falsehoods relating to employee absenteeism tends to fall at the door of the private investigator. Managing employee absenteeism effectively is essential in nurturing the career and wellbeing of an errant worker, all-round staff morale and company reputation.
In our experience, every step should be taken to handle such issues within your company. Calling in the services of private detectives or a legal team should always be a later resort. Of course, evaluating the necessity of a private investigation is essential. What evidence do you have of any wrongdoing? Has a particular event, lack of contact, gossip etc fuelled your suspicions? Has the employee been given every chance to rectify the discord between themselves and their place of work?
Our private investigations operate under strict guidelines of objectivity. We urge corporate clients to remember that laziness is rarely the root problem in such cases of long-term absence. Bias is often the cause of unnecessary hostilities between errant employee and employer.
The key advice of our team is to record everything. Should the case go so far as to reach Capability Dismissal, your own thorough record of all proceedings, contact and steps taken could go a long way to proving your point.
Uncomfortable as it might be, making the decision to investigate the integrity of a long-term absent employee could be the best thing for your business and fellow workers.
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