Customs exams in Ostholstein: Blackwork work on snacks and shops!

Customs exams in Ostholstein: Blackwork work on snacks and shops!

Ostholstein, Deutschland - A massive use of financial control undeclared work (FKS) of the main customs office in Kiel triggered the alarm on December 6, 2024 in several cities of Schleswig-Holstein. A total of 38 barbershops, shops and snacks were examined in Lübeck, Kiel, Neumünster and the Ostholstein circles, Duchy of Lauenburg, Stormarn, Segeberg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde. The customs officers interviewed 109 people about their employment relationships. The focus was on compliance with the Minimum wage law and the correct registration of employees on social insurance. Gabriele or, spokeswoman for the main customs office in Kiel, reported at least one suspicion of illegal stay and several other suspicions with regard to social security law violations, abuse of social benefits and unauthorized employment of foreigners, such as news-hute.net reported.

This test campaign is part of an extensive strategy of customs to ensure fair working conditions and combat social abuse. The 50 customs officers were supported by the federal and state police and the commercial office. The measures are crucial for securing social systems in Germany. A comprehensive examination of the business documents is now planned in order to be able to clarify further violations.

control in the construction industry

As part of a nationwide focus test, a large construction site in Ostholstein was checked on March 20, 2024. Over 50 customs officers carried out this challenge without any noteworthy incidents. A focus of the customs exam is in particular on construction sites, since the industry is often affected by undeclared work. Gabriele or emphasized that the control over 140 employees and 18 employers were checked, and fortunately no violations were found. This was confirmed by Presseportal.de