As the result of COVID-19, there is a significant increase of remote employees and because of this, a rise to new types of employee fraud has developed. Utilizing remote employees is something many companies are saying they will continue for the foreseeable future. Some employers are turning to private investigators for help in order to verify remote work employees are on the job and not becoming lax or even fraudulent with their time keeping habit. Consider this, we at Advanced Private Investigator & Security of Miami, FL would like to share employee time and remote work fraud.

What is Considered Work Time Fraud?

If your staff is not supervised, there is a possibility that they may not perform required tasks and a few times each day, they check in digitally. In the event you have concerns that an employee is not at work and feel you may need to terminate, a private investigator can be helpful to gather the evidence you need. Depending upon the scenario, though the investigative techniques may vary, these cases involve a significant amount of surveillance and tracking.

What if an Employee Refuses to Come to Work for Fear of Infection?

Instead of returning to work, a common example of fraud is employees taking unemployment benefits and citing they are worried about contracting COVID19. Accuracy is essential in these cases. The rules you need in place for employees and having a handle on the local and state mandates for social distancing helps since the PPE is helpful in determining your responsibility. Essentially done having a plan in place is the likelihood of reducing your employee can refusing an order to return to the workplace.

How Do You Monitor Staff Movements?

With a private investigator, any indications that your employee is traveling can be found. A private investigator can collect evidence of flights, car rentals, and vacant homes in order to determine if your employee is locked down working. To see if your employees are wearing masks and social distancing, traveling freely in public is also investigating. They may not have a fear of public contact and are being deceptive, their excuses of not coming are virus related, then the natural behavior is to observe safety protocols in public if your employee is going to bars and restaurants or attending other public gathering. Gathering proof of this behavior can help your business in order to make a determination if this employee is being honest.

Employees Doing Personal Tasks During Company Work Hours

Employers is observing at home behavior is potentially additionally beneficial. Whether they are tackling personal projects or working on company business you need to know if employees are doing what they should be doing. While on the company dime, employees may busy themselves with yard work or working on a home remodeling project for instance. Stemming on knowing these facts is a key to your business’s success. These situations are a good cause for termination if found guilty.

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Advanced Private Investigator & Security of Miami, FL has the experience in lawful techniques to acquire the answers you seek to legally obtain the evidence you need to prove if employee fraud is occurring. For a consultation to discuss the details of your investigation, call us today.