More than one in five hourly employees admit to cheating on their time sheets to squeeze more pay out of employers, according to a new survey commissioned by time-clock technology developer Kronos Inc.
The survey found 21 percent of employees admitting to time-clock fraud, with 69 percent of those divulging they clocked in earlier or out later than scheduled. Some 14 percent said they don’t punch out for unpaid lunches and breaks, while 5 percent admitted to having a co-worker clock in or out for them.
According to BizJournals.com, the survey, sponsored by Kronos and carried out by Harris Interactive, sites a Nucleus Research report that estimates organizations with manual time-clock systems typically incur unnecessary payroll costs upwards of 1.2 percent of their total payroll costs because of human errors, both intended and unintended.
“If 21 percent of workers admit to gaming the clock, the actual percentage of workers engaging in this type of behavior is likely much higher. Employers are not only losing money for time not worked, but may also be increasing their risk of non-compliance with labor legislation such as FLSA, FMLA, and break laws such as the California Meal Break law,” said Joyce Maroney, director of Kronos’ Workforce Institute, in a prepared written statement.
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