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

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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