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31 people were reported for short-term job abuse.
Since April 21, 460 short-term job violations have been identified, and 31 people have been reported for short-term job abuse. The Labor Chamber had already released the first suspect cases in early April, and on April 10, Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP) announced that the finance police would be suspected of verifying the work in the short term.
Blümel said Sunday that about 350 financial police officers across the country had verified a total of 5,119 people in 1,946 companies in 1205 locations. The 460 violations were registered under the Law on Employment of Foreigners, the General Law on Social Security, the Law on Unemployment Insurance, the Law on Control of Wages and Social Dumping and the Law on Hours of Work.
Nine people denounced for tax evasion
Due to suspected abuse of the short-term work plan, complaints were filed against 31 people and forwarded to the Social Service Fraud Task Force at the Federal Criminal Police Office. In addition, complaints of tax evasion were filed against nine of the shortly verified individuals.
“In the current crisis, most companies are working to secure jobs and businesses,” Blümel said. “We help these companies with our measures. To protect all honest entrepreneurs and honest working people, we will continue to act decisively against any fraudulent social benefits in the future.” The audacity that financial police officers often face during checks confirms the course against subsidy fraud.
Upper Austria: “voluntary” for the company
For example, when inspecting a construction site in Waldviertel, three employees of an Austrian company who registered short-term jobs were found doing bricklaying. In addition, two Slovenian companies acted as subcontractors for the Austrian construction company at this construction site: one had six Bosnians and the other had a Serbian job at the construction site. For both Slovenian companies, there were no reports or documents in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Control of Wages and Social Dumping, the Ministry said. Therefore, violations of the Social Dumping and Wage Control Law and the Law on Employment of Foreigners were found. Short-term job surveys would be ongoing.
At a metal construction company in Upper Austria, an unregistered employee was a “volunteer”. At a major construction site in Vienna, the financial police encountered 14 undeclared employees. These employees had been registered before the crisis, but would have continued to work in black since the crisis.
Suspicion necessary for control
The results of the financial police are sent directly to the labor market service. Companies face massive penalties. The punitive framework for tax evasion, depending on the form, can be a substantial fine of up to double the amount evaded and up to four years in prison. Abuse of grants can result in prison for up to five years, and there are also high penalties for falsifying documents and fraud. Controls do not take place without prior suspicion and risk analysis.
Ten billion euros is available as short-term job support under state aid packages to the crown.
(APA)
