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
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] LabourInspection
employment [dot] belgium [dot] be (COMPLAINTS[dot]LabourInspection[at]employment[dot]belgium[dot]be)
For companies and other workers: Spoc [dot] LabourInspectionemployment [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: delovodstvogli [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: infocenternra [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 : aapostoloudlr [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
Reporting undeclared work
Complaint submission tool
Website: www.mpsv.cz
Email: postampsv [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: opavasuip [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.
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: atatat [dot] dk
Telephone: +45 70 12 12 88
Information on your rights and obligations
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:
- English: https://skat.dk/getfile.aspx?id=140200
- German: https://skat.dk/getfile.aspx?id=140202
- Italian: https://skat.dk/getfile.aspx?id=140206
- Lithauanian: https://skat.dk/getfile.aspx?id=140205
- Polish: https://skat.dk/getfile.aspx?id=140201
- Portuguese: https://skat.dk/getfile.aspx?id=140203
- Romanian: https://skat.dk/getfile.aspx?id=140204
Reporting undeclared work
Tax and Customs Board - Tip-off
Website: https://www.emta.ee/eng/contacts-and-about-us/contacts-feedback/tip-phone-and-e-mail
Email: vihjeemta [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] rennesgendarmerie [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
Reporting undeclared work
Contacts for the fight against undeclared work
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: mobilitaetdgb [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: helpdesksepenet [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-fooitm [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:
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:
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-foongm [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 inspectionworkplacerelations [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
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
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: nelegalsvdi [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: vidvid [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: nelegalusvdi [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
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/
Reporting undeclared work
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] jaworskigip [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: geralact [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: podatelnaip [dot] gov [dot] sk (podatelna[at]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk)
Email contacts of regional labour inspectorates:
- ip [dot] bbystricabb [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]bbystrica[at]bb[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Banská Bystrica
- ip [dot] bratislavaba [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]bratislava[at]ba[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Bratislava
- ip [dot] kosiceke [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]kosice[at]ke[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Košice
- ip [dot] nitranr [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]nitra[at]nr[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Nitra
- ip [dot] presovpo [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]presov[at]po[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Prešov
- ip [dot] trencintn [dot] ip [dot] gov.sk - Labour Inspectorate Trenčín
- ip [dot] trnavatt [dot] ip [dot] gov [dot] sk (ip[dot]trnava[at]tt[dot]ip[dot]gov[dot]sk) - Labour Inspectorate Trnava
- ip [dot] zilinaza [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: podatelnaip [dot] gov [dot] sk; https://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] fugov [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
European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF)
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/
Reporting undeclared work
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: eumobilitymites [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/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)
Reporting undeclared work
Report suspected economic crime
Website: https://www.ekobrottsmyndigheten.se/en/contact-us/tip-us-off/
Telephone: +46(0)105 629 090
Tell us about tax evasion
https://www.skatteverket.se/omoss/kontaktaos/mejl/tipsaomskattefusk.4.7afdf8a313d3421e9a9561.html