Work From Home Investigations
As many are aware, 2020 has lead to a world of change. We have rapidly moved to Working From Home and Remote work being the new norm While many are enjoying these new changes, others are using it as an opportunity to commit time fraud. How can Katella Investigations ensure employees are still working while away from direct supervision?
Work From Home Time Fraud
With the new shift to Working From Home, some employees are treating this time at home as unapproved vacation. Employers are often concerned about this happening, but lack the necessary evidence to discipline the individual. This requires significant surveillance and tracking that can be completed by a skilled Private Investigator. When it comes to getting boots on the ground in Atlanta, Katella Investigations is the best you can get.
Issues Getting Employee Back to Work
Some employees are refusing to return to work, citing fears of the pandemic as the reason. While this is true for many, some have activities that contradict their stated ‘fear.’ Our Investigators are able to track their movement, see if they are traveling, and conduct surveillance to review public behavior. This could uncover the employee not using PPE, visiting bars or crowded places, or hosting parties.
Inappropriate Behavior
With this shift, has come a new level of cyber-harassment and inappropriate behavior. The less formal nature of Working From Home, leaves some employees slipping into bad habits in the work place. One Private Investigator even uncovered a Top Executive having a relationship with a subordinate, “zooming” from the same house but in different rooms. It is important to uncover misconduct sooner rather than later, to avoid a potentially messy court process.
Cyber Security
With Employees working from home, employers may want to maintain the integrity of its hardware and software from malicious cyber activity. Social media and rogue cloud accounts can be sources of harmful software, including viruses and malware. In addition to this, Employers also seek to protect intellectual property, such as trade secrets or client lists. Katella Investigations has the Cyber Security knowledge to help protect your businesses assets.
Employees can also potentially compromise data, such as the case involving the hacking of the Twitter accounts for Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and other high profile entities- where a twitter employee was convinced by Phishers to compromise sensitive information.
Why Hire Katella Investigations?
We will be honest with you, Surveillance isn’t easy. Finding your employees mismanaging company time is not as simple as driving to their house and taking a peak. Our skilled investigators are not only highly trained in regards to locating evidence, they also know how to navigate Federal Laws regarding privacy and surveillance. If surveillance is overdone, or not covert, employees will not feel trusted and it will negatively affect morale. If surveillance is underdone, it could misconstrue events creating an ineffective story line.