Despite the motivation and expertise of the detectives deployed by the Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Cologne, one thing must always be considered: investigation and evidence collection are bound by the law. Almost every case can be clarified, but many cannot be resolved through legal means. The corporate investigators at Aaden, aware of the reputation of their clients and of the detective industry as a whole, are committed to obtaining evidence exclusively in a legal and court-admissible manner. The personal rights of target persons must never be violated beyond what the suspicion justifies. This includes, among other things, that the highly protected private life of each target person is absolutely off-limits unless there is an immediate danger.
Handling German law in a legally compliant manner is the cornerstone of a professional detective agency such as the Aaden Corporate Detective Agency Cologne. Collecting court-admissible evidence, for example in cases of employees feigning illness, initially incurs costs for the employer. However, on the one hand, these costs are reimbursable if the perpetrator is successfully identified; on the other hand, immediate dismissal following documented evidence prevents lengthy labor court proceedings and potential reputational damage.
It should be noted, however, that initial suspicion is not proof. Prejudgments should be avoided. In some cases, it turns out that suspected sick-listed employees indeed did not leave the house all day. In such instances, the trust relationship between employer and employee, which was inevitably strained beforehand, can at least be restored through the results of the surveillance conducted by our Cologne corporate investigators.

If a detective operates in legal gray areas, it is possible that the collected evidence is not admissible in court and therefore unusable.