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Information and tools for working declared

Undeclared work puts workers at a multitude of risks. It hampers fair competition and undermines public finances, social protection and wider social cohesion. It occurs in all kind of economic sectors, both within countries and across borders. Sectors most affected include construction, agriculture, road transport, tourism, renovation or repair works, cleaning, provision of childcare and hotel, restaurant, catering and food services.

This page provides information and tools for reporting undeclared work and information relating to workers’ rights.

Reporting undeclared work

Financial police

Website in German: Finanzpolizei (bmf.gv.at)

Website in English: Financial Police (bmf.gv.at)

General information (in English): Austrian Ministry of Finance (bmf.gv.at)

CWSD competence centre (Kompetenzzentrum in German): Lohn-und Sozialdumping-Bekämpfungsgesetz (gesundheitskasse.at)

Construction Workers' Holiday and Severance Pay Fund (BUAK): BUAK - English

Information on your rights and obligations

https://www.bmf.gv.at/public.html

Reporting undeclared work

Point of contact for Fair Competition

Website: www.meldpuntsocialefraude.belgie.be

File a complaint or ask for information on undeclared work

For  posted workers : COMPLAINTS [dot] LabourInspectionatemployment [dot] belgium [dot] be (COMPLAINTS[dot]LabourInspection[at]employment[dot]belgium[dot]be)

For companies and other workers:  Spoc [dot] LabourInspectionatemployment [dot] belgium [dot] be (Spoc[dot]LabourInspection[at]employment[dot]belgium[dot]be)

Information on your rights and obligations

Information about working students: www.studentatwork.be

Information for companies and individuals: www.socialsecurity.be

Reporting undeclared work

General Labour Inspectorate Executive Agency

Online form for submitting a complaint:  https://www.gli.government.bg/en/node/6499
Hotline: 0700 17 670 (free number within Bulgaria)
Hotline for people working abroad: +359 2 8101 747
Website: www.gli.government.bg
Email: delovodstvoatgli [dot] government [dot] bg
Address: 3, Knyaz Al. Dondukov Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

Information on your rights and obligations

National Revenue Agency

Call Centre: 0700 18 700
Call Centre for people abroad: +359/2 9859 6801
Website: www.nap.bg
Email: infocenteratnra [dot] bg (infocenter[at]nra[dot]bg)

Reporting undeclared work

Submit a complaint to the Ministry of Labour and Pension System, Labour Inspectorate

Online form for submitting a complaint: http://prijave.mrms.hr/prijava

Information on your rights and obligations

Contact details of regional offices:  http://prijave.mrms.hr/

Postal address: Ministry of Labour and Pension System, Labour Inspectorate. Central Office: Petračićeva 4, 10 000 Zagreb

Reporting undeclared work

Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance 

Complaint form: http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dlr/dlr.nsf/page34_en/page34_en?OpenForm

Email for complaints : aapostolouatdlr [dot] mlsi [dot] gov [dot] cy (aapostolou[at]dlr[dot]mlsi[dot]gov[dot]cy) (supervisor of Inspections Service)

Information on your rights and obligations

Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance

http://www.mlsi.gov.cy

Reporting undeclared work

Complaint submission tool

Website: www.mpsv.cz

Email: postaatmpsv [dot] cz (posta[at]mpsv[dot]cz )

Telephone: +420 221 921 111

Postal address: MPSV, Na Poříčnim právu 1, 128 01  Praha 2 Databox: sc9aavg

Web-based tool run by the Labour Inspection Office

Tool for submission of complaints related to labour relations matters including occupational safety issues

Online tool: http://epp.suip.cz/epp/index.php 

Email: opavaatsuip [dot] cz (opava[at]suip[dot]cz)

Address: Státní úřad inspekce práce (State Labour Inspection Office), Kolářská 13, 74601 Opava, Czech Republic

Public awareness

Citizens can submit their complaints regarding all areas of tax avoidance or abuse of the tax system using individual addresses (e-mail and post) of all the offices of the tax administration.

Website: http://www.financnisprava.cz/en/financial-administration/financial-administration-bodies/tax-offices/list-of-all-tax-offices

Information on your rights and obligations

Information on undeclared work / employment regulations / labour and wage condition, links to points of contact across the Czech Republic

http://www.suip.cz/pracovnepravni-vztahy/poskytovani-poradenstvi/

Reporting undeclared work

Hotline for foreign complaints

Contact the Labour Inspectorate about foreign companies operating in Denmark

Website: https://at.dk/spoerg-at/hotline-om-udenlandske-virksomheder/

 

Telephone: +45 70 22 12 81

Labour Inspection Call Center

Website: https://at.dk/en/ask-arbejdstilsynet/

English website: https://at.dk/en/about-us/contact-us/

Email:  atatatat [dot] dk

Telephone: +45 70 12 12 88

Information on your rights and obligations

workplacedenmark.dk

Danish Working Environment Authority Call center service: +45 70 12 12 88
Information on working in Denmark: https://www.workindenmark.dk/Working-in-DK

Guidance on the tax system is available in several languages:  

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Tax and Customs Board - Tip-off 

Website: https://www.emta.ee/eng/contacts-and-about-us/contacts-feedback/tip-phone-and-e-mail

Email: vihjeatemta [dot] ee (vihje[at]emta[dot]ee)

Telephone: +372 800 4444

Estonian Labour Inspectorate, where people can report a violation regarding job relations or work environment: https://www.ti.ee/index.php?id=1052

Information on your rights and obligations

Labour Inspectorate: www.ti.ee

Work Life information: www.tooelu.ee

Reporting undeclared work

Reporting suspected tax evasion form

Website: https://www.vero.fi/en/About-us/contact-us/efil/reporting-suspected-tax-evasion/

Send us a tipoff

Online form: https://www.tyosuojelu.fi/web/en/grey-economy/send-us-a-tipoff  

https://tyosuojelu.fi/en/services-and-contact-information/contact (includes contact information, Labour inspectorates telephone hotline:  The Nationwide Telephone Service 0295 016 620 gives advice and instructions related to health and safety at work and employment terms.)

https://tyosuojelu.fi/en/services-and-contact-information/e-service

https://intermin.fi/en/work-help-finland  (mobile app for foreign workers. The application provides information about your rights and responsibilities as an employee in Finland. The application also helps you find the key parties that can help you if you suspect that you have been mistreated)

Information on your rights and obligations

Employee rights and obligations: https://www.infofinland.fi/en/living-in-finland/work-and-enterprise/employee-s-rights-and-obligations

Information about posted workers: https://www.tyosuojelu.fi/web/en/employment-relationship/posted-worker

The Nationwide Telephone Service of the Occupational Safety and Health authorities: +358 295 016 620, https://www.tyosuojelu.fi/web/en/about-us/services/telephone-service               

Reporting undeclared work

Submit a complaint to the police

Online form: https://www.pre-plainte-en-ligne.gouv.fr/

Contact the Digital Brigade (gendarmerie service)

Email: bnum [dot] rennesatgendarmerie [dot] interieur [dot] gouv [dot] fr (bnum[dot]rennes[at]gendarmerie[dot]interieur[dot]gouv[dot]fr)

Complaints regarding undeclared work can be submitted to the regional services of the Labour Inspectorate

Contact details of the regional offices can be found on: https://inspection-du-travail.com/

Information on your rights and obligations

Information about posted workers is available in several languages at: https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/droit-du-travail/detachement-des-salaries-posting-of-employees/

Answers to your questions about labour law can be found at: https://code.travail.gouv.fr

Information about the rights and obligations of employees and companies is also available at:  http://direccte.gouv.fr/

Administrative information and access to online services is available at: https://www.service-public.fr

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Contacts for the fight against undeclared work

Website: https://www.zoll.de/DE/Fachthemen/Arbeit/Bekaempfung-der-Schwarzarbeit-und-illegalen-Beschaeftigung/Ansprechperson/ansprechperson_node.html

Information on your rights and obligations

The Fair Mobility project provides information for workers:

Address: c/o ver.di Bundesverwaltung, Paula-Thiede-Ufer 10, 10179 Berlin

Contact person: Dominique John

Email: mobilitaetatdgb [dot] de

Telephone: (+49) 30 219653717

Website: https://www.faire-mobilitaet.de/

The German Federal Customs Authority has information for employees and employers covering undeclared work and illegal employment:

Information for employees:  https://www.zoll.de/EN/Private-individuals/Work/work_node.html

Information for employers: https://www.zoll.de/DE/Fachthemen/Arbeit/arbeit_node.html

Reporting undeclared work

Visit www.sepenet.gr as registered user or as anonymous user to fill in and submit complaints.

Website: www.sepenet.gr

Email: helpdeskatsepenet [dot] gr

Contact the four digit line 1555

Information on your rights and obligations

For general information about employment legislation and rights: www.ypakp.gr

The Labour Inspectorate: www.sepenet.gr

Reporting undeclared work

A violation of the labour code can be reported to the email address foglalkoztatas [dot] felugyeleti-fooatitm [dot] gov [dot] hu (foglalkoztatas[dot]felugyeleti-foo[at]itm[dot]gov[dot]hu) (the direct email address of the central labour authority in Hungary)

Declarations can be made: http://www.ommf.gov.hu/?akt_menu=547&set_lang=123

Notice of public concern

Websites:

https://nav.gov.hu/ugyfeliranytu/keressen_minket/kozerdeku_bejelentes_panasz/panasz-benyujtasa/panasz_benyujtas_kapcsolatos_tajekoztato

https://nav.gov.hu/ugyfeliranytu/keressen_minket/kozerdeku_bejelentes_panasz/panasz-benyujtasa/a-nav-jogsertesenek-mulasztasanak-bejelentese

Information on your rights and obligations

Ministry for National Economy, contact site for undeclared work and questions regarding employment

Website: http://www.ommf.gov.hu/index.php?akt_menu=229

Information and questions

in Hungarian:

https://ommf.gov.hu/

in English:

http://www.ommf.gov.hu/?akt_menu=547&set_lang=123
http://www.ommf.gov.hu/index.php?akt_menu=554

Email: foglalkoztatas [dot] felugyeleti-fooatngm [dot] gov [dot] hu

Telephone: +36 (06 1) 896-2902

Reporting undeclared work

The Tax Authorities: www.rsk.is

Information on your rights and obligations

Information on workers’ rights and resources for wage earners: https://island.is/en/category/wage-earners-workplace-rights-and-pensions

Information on posted workers: www.posting.is

The Tax Authorities: www.rsk.is

The Workers Alliance: www.asi.is

The Workers Alliance: www.ekkertsvindl.is

Reporting undeclared work

Report undeclared work to the Workplace Relations Commission at inspectionatworkplacerelations [dot] ie

Website: www.workplacerelations.ie

Telephone:1890 808090; +353(0)599 17 8990

Postal address: Workplace Relations Commission, O'Brien Road, Carlow R93 W7W2

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection  - Office of the Revenue Commissioners - Irish Tax and Customs Report Fraud webpage

Website: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-social-protection/?referrer=https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/secure/ReportFraud

Telephone: +353 1 6734545 

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Website: https://www.ros.ie/online-enquiry-web/goodCitizen?execution=e2s1

Information on your rights and obligations

Customer Services of the Workplace Relations Commission

Website: www.workplacerelations.ie

Telephone:1890 808090; +353(0)599 17 8990

Postal address: Workplace Relations Commission, O'Brien Road, Carlow R93 W7W2

Reporting undeclared work

Report irregular work to the Inspectorate Bodies

Website: https://www.ispettorato.gov.it/it-it/il-ministero/Uffici-periferici-e-territoriali/Pagine/default.aspx

Information on your rights and obligations

Ministry of Labour and Social Policies: www.lavoro.gov.it

Portal with information for citizens and companies all about the workplace: www.cliclavoro.gov.it

National Labour Inspectorate: www.ispettorato.gov.it

Social security queries: www.inps.it

Reporting undeclared work

State Labour Inspectorate

Website: http://www.vdi.gov.lv/lv/kontakti/zinot-par-neregistreto-nodarbinatibu/

Email: nelegalsatvdi [dot] gov [dot] lv (nelegals[at]vdi[dot]gov[dot]lv)

Telephone:

+371 671 86 522; +371 671 86 523 - to talk with consultants

+371 673 12 176 – to leave anonymous messages

Postal address: State labour Inspectorate Headquarters, 38 k-1, Kr. Valdemara Street, LV 1010 Riga, Latvia

Reporting tools

Website: http://atkrapies.lv/

Email: vidatvid [dot] gov [dot] lv (vid[at]vid[dot]gov[dot]lv)

Telephone: 0800 09 070

Information on your rights and obligations

State Labour Inspectorate website and details of infolines

Website: www.vdi.gov.lv

Telephone: +371 671 86 522; +371 671 86 523 - to talk with consultants

Reporting undeclared work

Trust line

Website: https://www.vdi.lt/Forms/Nelegalus_pranesk.aspx

Email: nelegalusatvdi [dot] lt (nelegalus[at]vdi[dot]lt)

Telephone: +370 (85) 213 9750

Postal address: State Labour Inspectorate, 19 Algirdo str., LT-03607 Vilnius, Lithuania

Information on your rights and obligations

State Labour Inspectorate website with specific information for employers, employees and youth: www.vdi.lt

Infoline: +370 5 213 9772

No information

Reporting undeclared work

Report Abuse to Jobsplus Compliance Unit

Website: https://jobsplus.gov.mt/forms

Freephone: 80076501

Information on your rights and obligations

Information for employers and employees and a freephone number: https://jobsplus.gov.mt/employers-mt-MT-en-GB/employment-laws

Reporting undeclared work

Report to the Netherlands Labour Authority

Website: https://www.nllabourauthority.nl/topics/report

Telephone: 0800-5151

From abroad: +31 70 333 5678

Information on your rights and obligations

Website: working and living in The Netherlands

www.workinnl.nl

Reporting undeclared work

Information on working conditions, laws and regulations how to make a complaint:

https://tips.arbeidstilsynet.no/?lang=en

https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/contact/report/

Information on your rights and obligations

Advice and information on work in Norway and doing business in Norway: https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/about-us/

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General Reporting/Complaint

Information on how to file a complaint is available on the State Labour Inspection’s website www.pip.gov.pl, in Polish, English and Ukrainian versions, at the detailed addresses:
https://www.pip.gov.pl/dla-pracownikow/niezbednik-pracownika/jak-zlozyc-skarge
https://www.pip.gov.pl/en/for-employees/how-to-file-a-complaint
https://www.pip.gov.pl/ua/dla-pracivnykiv/yak-podaty-skargu
 

The Legality of Employment Department at the Chief Labour Inspectorate in Warsaw English-speaking contact person: Mr Robert Jaworski

e-mail: robert [dot] jaworskiatgip [dot] pip [dot] gov [dot] pl (robert[dot]jaworski[at]gip[dot]pip[dot]gov[dot]pl)
 

Information on your rights and obligations

Helplines providing legal advice in matters related to the legality of employment and posting of workers:

in Polish:  + 48 22 1113528

in Ukrainian:  + 48 22 1113588, + 48 22 1113529, + 48 89 3331741

Reporting undeclared work

General Reporting/Complaint

Email: geralatact [dot] gov [dot] pt (geral[at]act[dot]gov[dot]pt)

Information on your rights and obligations

Authority for Working Conditions (ACT): www.act.gov.pt

Information to support Ukrainians: https://portugalforukraine.gov.pt/

Reporting undeclared work

Tool for submitting complaints to the Labour Inspectorate         

Website: https://www.inspectiamuncii.ro/petitii-si-sesizari

Information on your rights and obligations

Labour Inspectorate: https://www.inspectiamuncii.ro/stop-muncii-la-negru

Reporting undeclared work

Online complaint form for illegal employment   

Website: https://www.ip.gov.sk/tip-na-nelegalne-zamestnavanie/

Email: podatelnaatip [dot] gov [dot] sk (podatelna[at]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk)

Email contacts of regional labour inspectorates:

  • ip [dot] bbystricaatbb [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]bbystrica[at]bb[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Banská Bystrica
  • ip [dot] bratislavaatba [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]bratislava[at]ba[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Bratislava
  • ip [dot] kosiceatke [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]kosice[at]ke[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Košice
  • ip [dot] nitraatnr [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]nitra[at]nr[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Nitra
  • ip [dot] presovatpo [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]presov[at]po[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Prešov 
  • ip [dot] trencinattn [dot] ip [dot] gov.sk - Labour Inspectorate Trenčín
  • ip [dot] trnavaattt [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]trnava[at]tt[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Trnava
  • ip [dot] zilinaatza [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]zilina[at]za[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Žilina

Information on your rights and obligations

Information for workers and companies about labour law, posting and undeclared work is available at: podatelnaatip [dot] gov [dot] skhttps://www.ip.gov.sk/

Contacts for how and where to make a voluntary declaration (for employers): - posting of workers: https://www.ip.gov.sk/posting-of-workers/

Declaration of employees for social insurance: https://www.socpoist.sk/kontakty/48000s

Reporting undeclared work

Anonymous reports for custom and tax violations

Website: http://www.fu.gov.si/en/contacts/#c4961

Email: prijave [dot] fuatgov [dot] si (prijave[dot]fu[at]gov[dot]si) 

Telephone: 080 11 22 (answering machine)

Report violations to different Inspectorates

http://e-uprava.gov.si/podrocja/drzava-druzba/inspekcijski-postopki.html

Report complaints to the police

https://www.policija.si/eng/contacts/anonymous-telephone-number-080-1200

Information on your rights and obligations

Slovenian Business point: evem.gov.si

European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW)

https://www.constructionworkers.eu/en

www.efbww.eu

European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF)

https://www.etf-europe.org/

On this page, workers can find the list of ETF's affiliates by country and can consult their websites for information in their language: https://www.etf-europe.org/about-us/our-affiliates/

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Formal complaint

Formal complaints cannot be anonymous and have to fulfil some requirements according to Act 23/2015, July 21st, on the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate and Royal Decree 928/1998, May 14th, on the Regulation on Sanctions Procedure and Social Security liability procedure.

Website: https://www.mites.gob.es/es/sede_electronica_menu/index.htm

Information on how to file complaints

https://www.mites.gob.es/itss/web/atencion_al_ciudadano/como_denunciar_itss.html

Communication through the Labour Fraud Mailbox

Communications via the Labour Fraud Mailbox are anonymous and are used by the Regional Inspectorate to plan their investigation actions.

Website: https://expinterweb.mites.gob.es/buzonfraude/

National Antifraud of the ITSS on EU issues - EUmobility: eumobilityatmites [dot] gob [dot] es (eumobility[at]mites[dot]gob[dot]es)

Tax administration (AEAT)

Website: https://www.agenciatributaria.gob.es/AEAT.sede/tramitacion/ZZ06.shtml (Information about the different types of complaint and procedures on the Tax Administration website)

Website available in English: https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es/Sede/en_gb/inicio.html

Information and assistance: https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es/Sede/en_gb/inicio.html

Police forces

Complaints can be filled in person at the Police Forces offices, online, by telephone.

National Police information: https://www.policia.es/_es/denuncias.php

Guardia Civil information: http://www.guardiacivil.es/es/servicios/denuncias/index.html

Information on your rights and obligations

Ministry of Work and Social Economy communications webpage:

https://www.mites.gob.es/

https://www.inclusion.gob.es/

https://www.mites.gob.es/es/sec_trabajo/debes_saber/desplazamiento-trabajadores/index.htm (in case of posting)

https://www.mites.gob.es/es/guia/texto/index.htm (Labour guide)

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