{
  "id": 14979145,
  "title": "Arbeitszeit: Arbeitszeitbetrug: So können sich Unternehmen wehren",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/arbeitszeit-arbeitszeitbetrug-so-konnen-sich-unternehmen-wehren",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T14:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/karriere/homeoffice-diese-folgen-kann-arbeitszeitbetrug-nach-sich-ziehen/100141010.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "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?",
  "summary": "Wäsche waschen, einkaufen, Netflix schauen: Immer wieder erledigen Beschäftigte Privates in ihrer Arbeitszeit. Wo der Betrug beginnt und was Unternehmen dagegen machen können.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}