Claiming more time than the actual time spent in performing work is often seen in companies. To save the company from this dishonest attitude of employees, it is very important to identify its occurrence. We have compiled a list of ways that would indicate you that an employee has been scamming the timesheets.
Friends punching
In companies where machine-stamped time cards are installed, there you might notice that buddy punches take place. In this method, employees ask their buddies to punch their card on their behalf when they are reaching late at work. This can prove to be very expensive and detrimental to the resources of the company.
Incorrect filling of work hours
There are different types of time tracker systems used in a company such as clocking systems, clocking machines and clock cards. Where paper-based time tracking systems are installed in the company, many employees cheat while writing down time in their system. If the company does not have any attentive managers who strictly monitors the time put into the system, it could result in paying employees more than what they deserve.
Human mistake
This can not necessarily categorize as a fraud. As it is a general practice of filling the timesheets at the end of the day or a week. Sometimes employees fail to note their daily work hours and faces problem in recollecting how much time they have worked on a particular day. This can result in entering less or more work hours in their timesheet.
Learning these ways and checking if any similar activities are happening in your company can help you take proactive measures to control it and prevent this deception.
