{
  "id": 2123721,
  "title": "Arbeitszeit: Arbeitszeitbetrug: So können sich Unternehmen wehren",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/arbeitszeit-arbeitszeitbetrug-so-konnen-sich-unternehmen-wehren",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/karriere/unternehmen-was-bereits-als-arbeitszeitbetrug-gelten-kann/100141010.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Germany, employees occasionally engage in time fraud by pretending to work while actually spending their time on personal matters such as shopping, working out at the gym, or cooking a meal. A survey conducted by Consumerfieldwork found that 13% of 1,000 German employees regularly fail to accurately report their working hours. Of those surveyed, 75% admitted to completing personal tasks during work hours. Sascha Stowasser, the head of the Institute for Applied Labor Studies (IFAA) and a researcher on workforce changes, states that time fraud has significant economic consequences. Faulty attendance is costly for businesses. The question then arises - at what point does poor morale become fraudulent, and what can managers do to address the 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": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Arbeitszeit: Arbeitszeitbetrug: So können sich Unternehmen wehren",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/arbeitszeit-arbeitszeitbetrug-so-konnen-sich-unternehmen-wehren",
        "published": "2026-08-19T11:57:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}