cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/49513901

Reuters spoke with five private eyes, who all said their fraudulent sick leave business was booming - so much so that some agencies have ditched traditional gigs like extra-marital affairs to focus solely on employees suspected of skipping work.

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        12 days ago

        Right. I’m not using the US as a reference point, just making s statement.

        The assumption would be based off of the information provided in the post.

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        11 days ago

        You may note that it mentions the government relying on private investigators.

        Additionally this has been investigated privately for at least 4 years.

        Lehmann’s collaborator Patrice Le Bec, who was hired to conduct the Paris probe, said he had seen people sign off sick and head straight to the airport on vacation.