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Title: Combating Labor Fraud: How Companies Can Take Action
Berlin: Employees may indulge in a nap, secretly shop or visit the gym, or prepare a Bolognese sauce while on duty, but if they claim to be working while engaging in different activities, they commit labor fraud. This practice occurs more frequently than one might expect in Germany. In a market research survey conducted by Consumerfieldwork, 13% of 1000 German employees admitted to not accurately recording their work hours.
Moreover, three-quarters of the survey participants had at one point attended to personal matters during their work time.
Labor fraud is no trivial matter; it has significant economic implications, states Sascha Stowasser. He heads the Institute for Applied Labor Science (IFAA) and has been researching shifts in the labor world for many years. "Sick days are very costly for companies," the expert explains. Therefore, the question arises: when does poor workplace morale end, and when does fraud begin? What can company leaders do to combat this issue?
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