His SUV carefully obscured behind a row of trees Rick Raymond, private investigator, was on another case.

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His SUV carefully obscured behind a row of trees Rick Raymond, private investigator, was on another case. HIS goal was not to catch an unfaithful spouse or petty criminal in action. Instead at the request of the man's employer, Raymond was tracking an Orlando repairman to see whether he was sick as he claimed today, and as he and claimed to be several times recently

As we have seen, absenteeism is a huge problem for organizations that has left them desperate for solutions. One solution is to investigate. When an employee calls in Sick an abnormal number of times the employer may hire a RI. to follow the employee and photograph or videotape his or her activity outside the house. Private investigators also are used to ascertain

Whether individuals riling injury clams (and drawing worker's compensation benefits) are, In fact, injured

Hiring private investigators to follow employees is legal. SO is monitoring employees social media presence when they are "out ill" and questioning co-workers and friends. But one problem for employers is that sick-leave policies are different for every company and sometimes for different divisions within one company, leaving the interpretation up to administrators or employees. Some plans, for instance, allow employees to give unused sick leave to other employees to accumulate it from year to year, and/or to receive compensation for it. Some policies conflict with union rules. Some administrators allow sick leave to be used for other purposes which can backfire on the employee when there is a change in administration. These situations all present ethical problems for management.

If it seems the best Sick leave policy might be no policy, think again: New York recently joined the list of cities requiring paid sick leave. Others include Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Long

Beach, and Washington, DC. Other regions are sure to follow But despite these efforts at standardization ethical questions will remain for developing and administering the best company policies.

Many consider paid sick leave an act of fairness. "This is not a significant increase in expense, and it has a huge impact on the quality of life that the employees have," Massachusetts State

Senator Daniel Wolf said. “This will make an absolute difference in the lives or people.

It excessive absenteeism is a real problem in an organization, are there alternatives to surveillance? It so, what are they, and do they have any limitations of their own?