{
  "id": 17081912,
  "title": "Arbeitszeit: Arbeitszeitbetrug: So können sich Unternehmen wehren",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/arbeitszeit-arbeitszeitbetrug-so-konnen-sich-unternehmen-wehren",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-29T15:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/karriere/unternehmen-wo-arbeitszeitbetrug-beginnt-und-was-chefs-dagegen-machen-koennen/100141010.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Berlin, research reveals that German employees often engage in what is known as \"work time fraud\" by pretending to work when they are actually doing something else. Consumerfieldwork's survey of 1000 German workers found that 13% regularly fail to accurately report their working hours. Interestingly, three-quarters of the participants admitted to completing personal tasks during periods when they should have been at work. Sascha Stowasser, director of the Institute for Applied Labor Sciences (IFAA) and long-time researcher on workforce changes, warns that work time fraud has significant economic implications. He explains that absenteeism is particularly costly for businesses. The question then arises: when does poor morale end and fraud begin? What measures can managers take to combat this issue?",
  "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."
}