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Berlin: Employers are grappling with the issue of time theft, where employees deceive their work schedules by engaging in private activities while they should be working. A survey conducted by the market research institute Consumerfieldwork reveals that 13% of 1,000 German employees regularly fail to accurately report their working hours.
Furthermore, three-quarters of respondents admitted to completing personal tasks during work hours. Sascha Stowasser, director of the Institute for Applied Labor Sciences (IFAA) and a researcher on labor market changes, emphasizes that time fraud poses significant economic repercussions. "Absenteeism costs companies a fortune," warns Stowasser.
The question arises: at what point does poor workplace morale become fraudulent behavior? What measures can managers take to combat this problem?
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