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Labor criminal law can be an issue, particularly in the area of working time and employee protection (occupational health and safety), as these — often very complex matters — violations of law are (also) punished with very significant administrative penalties.
Violations of allegations of wage and social dumping are particularly strictly sanctioned and controlled. Not all employers are aware that this not only covers the remuneration of foreign workers, but also that domestic employment contracts must be billed and paid in accordance with collective agreement requirements, otherwise there may be severe penalties. Classification deficiencies and errors in the crediting of previous work are also prosecuted under labor law. In order to minimize risks for our clients, we are happy to and precisely check whether the collective agreement remuneration and classification of employees has been carried out correctly within the company. It is often overlooked that the incorrect legal application of working time models can also lead to wage and social dumping.
Violations of social security reporting and contribution regulations can also result in administrative criminal consequences and cause considerable difficulties, particularly if, as is often the case, a plurality of employees — for example by a potentially incorrect statement of social security contributions — are affected.
In these and other matters of employment criminal law, we provide ongoing advice to our clients, assist them in negotiations with labor inspectorates, social security agencies or other competent institutions and authorities and, if necessary, represent them in administrative criminal proceedings.
The establishment of whistleblower systems serves not only to detect breaches of duty and criminal law within the company, but also in particular to prevent and prevent such violations. We also support our clients in this area with our in-depth expertise.
Employment criminal law can become an issue, particularly in the areas of working hours and employee protection, as violations of the law in these often highly complex matters are subject to very significant administrative penalties. Infringements involving allegations of wage and social dumping are subject to particularly strict sanctions and monitoring.
Not all employers are aware that this applies not only to the remuneration of foreign workers, but that domestic employment relationships must also be calculated and paid in accordance with collective agreement requirements – otherwise, severe penalties may be imposed. Classification errors and mistakes in crediting previous periods of service are also prosecuted under labor criminal law.
To minimize risk, we conduct a precise review to ensure that employees' collective agreement remuneration and classification have been correctly applied within the company. It is often overlooked that the incorrect legal application of working time models can also lead to wage and social dumping.
Violations of social security reporting and contribution regulations can also lead to administrative penalties and cause significant difficulties – especially when, as is often the case, a large number of employees are affected, for example by the potentially incorrect calculation of social security contributions.
Yes. We provide ongoing advice to our clients on matters of labor criminal law, support them during negotiations with labor inspectorates, social security institutions, or other relevant authorities and agencies, and, if necessary, represent them in administrative criminal proceedings.
Establishing whistleblower systems serves not only to uncover internal breaches of duty and criminal offenses, but also, and more importantly, to prevent and deter such violations. We support our clients in this area with our in-depth expertise.