Arbeitszeit: Arbeitszeitbetrug: So können sich Unternehmen wehren
Wäsche waschen, einkaufen, Netflix schauen: Immer wieder erledigen Beschäftigte Privates in ihrer Arbeitszeit. Wo der Betrug beginnt und was Unternehmen dagegen machen können.
In Berlin, employees are clocking in for shorter shifts, secretly doing their shopping and hitting the gym while on the clock, or preparing a Bolognese in the kitchen. Deceptively appearing to work during these times, they are engaging in what is known as work time fraud. This phenomenon is not uncommon in Germany. A survey conducted by the market research institute Consumerfieldwork found that 13 percent of 1000 German workers regularly fail to accurately record their working hours.
Moreover, three-quarters of participants admitted to carrying out personal tasks while they were supposed to be working. Work time fraud is no minor offense, "but has enormous economic implications," says Sascha Stowasser. He heads the Institute for Applied Labor Studies (IFAA) and has been researching changes in the workforce for years.
"Sick leave is very costly for companies." So, at what point does poor morale end and fraud begin? And what can managers do to combat it?
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