According to a media report, the authorities have uncovered significantly more cases of illegal employment in the construction industry in the past year.
As the newspapers of the funke mediengruppe reported, citing figures from the federal ministry of finance, the number of criminal proceedings for these offenses rose to 10 in 2019.654 traps – an increase of 20 percent compared to the previous year. On the other hand, the amount of the damage incurred due to evaded taxes and unpaid social security contributions was recurrent. This had been in 2019 with 364 million euros 4.7 percent below the previous year’s value. According to the report, last year there were 13.855 employers inspected – 670 more than in 2018.
A special customs unit, the financial control of clandestine employment (finanzkontrolle schwarzarbeit – FKS), is responsible for combating undeclared work and illegal employment. In the middle of last year, the bundestag and the bundesrat decided that it would get more staff and powers. Customs reports to the federal ministry of finance.