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'Sick leave detective': How Germany's Marcus Lentz is making billions through private eye

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Private detective Marcus Lentz holds his camera as he poses for photos in his office in Hanau, western Germany, on December 20, 2024. [AFP]

Rising sick leave rates may be bad news for German companies at a time when the economy is already ailing -- but for private eye Marcus Lentz, it has been a boon for his business.

He is seeing a record number of requests from firms for his agency to check up on employees suspected of calling in sick when they are actually fit to work.

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