Regensburg: Building contractors - 2 years in prison for undeclared work!

Regensburg: Building contractors - 2 years in prison for undeclared work!

Regensburg - A building contractor from Regensburg was sentenced to a prison sentence of 2 years and 11 months due to the evasion of social security contributions. The determination carried out the financial control of undeclared work by the main customs office in Regensburg after the commercial office had become aware of an unusual accumulation of commercial registrations in the area of drywall by EU foreigners. These took place at the accused's location. The registrations had been filled out by employees to work as an independent partner in various companies in bourgeois law (GbR), although their places of residence were distributed all over Germany.

The investigations showed that the trade registrations were initiated by the building contractor. He only paid the workers for an hourly basis, regardless of the economic results of the registered GbRs. However, since the workers were bound by instructions and in fact how employees were operated, these were so -called "sham self -employed". Financial control found that the entrepreneur had failed to report them to social security as a regular employee.

a confession and the consequences

In the course of the court hearing, the building contractor admitted the allegations and admitted that he had acted out of personal self -interest. The court also took into account an earlier conviction of the entrepreneur, in which he was also sentenced to a suspended sentence of 1 and 6 months due to similar offenses, also the evasion of social security contributions. As a result, the punishment now adds up to almost three years in prison.

Financial control undeclared work (FKS) is responsible for fighting illegal employment and undeclared work in Germany. In the construction industry in particular, abuse cases have often occurred due to the flexible employment relationships, since dubious employers try to issue employees as independent. This often applies to the area of drywall, where workers who come from abroad are often used. By exploiting complex contractual relationships, many employers bypass the payment of social security contributions, which is harmful to both social security funds and fair competition.

statistics and trends in the industry

In the current year 2023, FKS carried out more than 50,000 exams nationwide, with around 3,000 suspected cases in the construction industry being found. Particularly noticeable are those cases of bogus self -employment in which workers are formally reported as independent, but work under conditions that are similar to that of regular employees. The financial damage caused by these practices amount to millions of times and represent a serious threat to the integrity of the social security system.

The judgment of the Regensburg building contractor shows the serious consequences of such illegal practices. The close cooperation between the FKS with other authorities such as trade offices and the police has proven to be crucial to uncover such grievances. The role of the FKS is of particular importance in the construction industry, where the legal regulations are often overlooked and the rights of employees are endangered. This case underlines the need for consistent fight against undeclared work and bogus self -employment in Germany.