
An EU wide large-scale enforcement action to inspect compliance with wage rules took place in Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia. 21 EU countries in total participated, supported by the European Labour Authority. More than 3 742 labour inspectors were involved in checking 1 615 employers and 14 122 employees.

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal inspected river cruise ships and freight carriers in September coordinated and supported by the European Labour Authority and the waterborne law-enforcement network AQUAPOL. 78 ships and 82 companies were checked. Over 330 employees were interviewed. Breaches of minimum wage rules, expired visas or long working hours were discovered. Legal proceedings in at least 100 cases were initiated.

Almost 500 hundred trucks and buses were checked by enforcement officers in southern Austria. The joint inspection resulted in 1451 identified offenses including multiple tachograph manipulation cases.

Hundreds of trucks and buses were checked by enforcement officers in multiple Member States. Joint inspections resulted in 396 identified infringements.

ELA publishes the EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2023

Comprehensive sessions scheduled across 2024 for all 27 Member States

The Estonian Labor Inspectorate took part in inspections by the Austrian Financial Police in the HORECA sector in Upper Austria. The joint inspection was supported and accompanied on site by ELA.

10 cross-border inspections and 15 Member States were involved in a joint initiative coordinated and supported by ELA in the construction sector.