But for Marcus Lentz, a private investigator specialising in tracking employees on sick leave, the trend has brought an unexpected windfall.
Lentz's agency, the Lentz Group, has seen requests to investigate suspected fraudulent sick leave double in recent years, now reaching up to 1,200 cases annually. "Companies are increasingly unwilling to tolerate employees taking undue advantage," he said from his office near Frankfurt's bustling main train station.
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