Time theft in the workplace - Are  you guilty?

What is time theft?

Time theft occurs when an employee accepts pay for time that s/he did not put into their work. When an employee collects a paycheck for a forty-hour workweek, but actually only truly worked thirty of those forty hours, said employee has committed time theft.

Here are some examples of time theft that you might be committing:

Altering your time in/out without reporting it.

Long lunches and extended breaks.

Internet surfing.

Unauthorized socializing.

Misusing paid leave.

Excessive personal time.

Time theft in the workplace is serious. While it doesn’t seem as horrifying as robbing a bank or hijacking someone’s car, it’s a form of theft all the same. Getting paid for money you didn’t truly earn is stealing from your company.