As promised, a vast control operation was carried out on June 25 and 26 throughout France as part of the National Plan to Combat Illegal Work (PNLTI) 2013-2015

More than 1,800 companies, 300 construction sites, and 6,000 employees were inspected by over 3,000 agents. This operation, conducted under the authority of public prosecutors within the framework of the departmental operational anti-fraud committees (CODAF) and with the support of the National Delegation for the Fight Against Fraud, aims to limit the use of illegal labor by intensifying inspections. " Particular attention was paid to the conditions for resorting to subcontracting and international service provision ," explains the Ministry of Labor on its website. Following these inspections, the first results have been released. 84% of the companies inspected were in compliance, meaning 16% were found to be in violation. Among these latter companies, the initial findings identified 247 violations of undeclared work, 160 violations of illegal labor lending and trafficking, and 41 violations of employing undocumented foreign workers. In addition, 42 cases of misuse of employment status (trainees, volunteers, freelancers, and self-employed individuals) were identified. Contracting entities are also implicated in 162 situations due to suspected use of fraudulent schemes (sham subcontracting through the provision of personnel, the use of freelancers, the use of self-employed individuals, and circumvention of posting regulations).

Around 223 official reports and 7 administrative closures.
As of Friday, June 28, 223 official reports and 54 closures had already been scheduled. In addition, " 7 administrative closures have been requested from the prefects ." Furthermore, 14 companies will have applications for employment subsidies denied or will have to reimburse them. Finally, "around one hundred companies will be subject to social security contribution adjustments by the URSSAF (French social security collection agency)," the ministry stated.

Following these results, Didier Ridoret, president of the French Building Federation (FFB), told us that he was satisfied with these inspections . However, he added: "We mustn't only conduct inspections on non-sensitive sites. We need to continue this approach, but above all, target inspections more specifically, particularly on Saturdays, Sundays, and also at the end of the day, in the evening, etc. " He concluded: " These operations are very good, but inspections after 5 or 6 p.m. would be even better! "

 

Source: batiactu.com