Employee Fraud Debate

The cluster centers on debates about employees defrauding employers through schemes like faking work hours, ghost employees, or timecard manipulation, questioning if it's criminal fraud, contract violation, or countered by company wage theft practices.

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Sample Comments

jbroman May 24, 2020 View on HN

It seems pretty unwise to defraud your employer like that.

actually_a_dog Sep 2, 2022 View on HN

What's fraudulent about it, assuming it's not violating any employment agreements?

ed25519FUUU May 25, 2020 View on HN

Why would the fraud be on the employer here and not the employee?

charmides Jul 17, 2018 View on HN

Yes, people do. What OP described is called fraud and people get terminated for fraud all the time.

gregwtmtno Sep 18, 2015 View on HN

I can't believe such a large company would cheat like that. I think there must be more to this. Maybe a rogue employee?

api Feb 21, 2022 View on HN

Why isn't this a crime? Isn't it the wage theft equivalent of check kiting?

sitkack Nov 5, 2021 View on HN

That could get you some jailtime if the org decides you are embezzling, witness poorly done versions of the this same scam.

cortesoft May 27, 2020 View on HN

Are you asking what would happen if you defraud the company you work for?

niceice Jan 27, 2025 View on HN

Why would bigcorps want employees to know that faking work while getting paid is even a thing?

lupire Sep 30, 2022 View on HN

It's an employee doing a job. The job was to lie to the public for short term gain. Don't have to blame the employee, do have to blame the management.