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 found padding their work hours by running errands, working out, or cooking meals while pretending to be busy during their shift. This form of time theft is not as uncommon as one might think; a survey conducted by the market research firm Consumerfieldwork revealed that 13 percent of 1,000 German workers regularly fail to accurately account for their working hours. Moreover, three-quarters of the respondents admitted to completing personal tasks on the job when they should have been working.
Work time fraud is not a trivial matter; it carries significant economic implications. Sascha Stowasser, who heads the Institute for Applied Labour Studies (IFAA) and has been studying shifts in the workforce for years, emphasizes this point. "Sick days are very costly for companies," he explains. "So where does poor morale end, and fraud begin? And what can managers do to combat this issue?"
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