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Several cases of undeclared work and many deficiencies in the work environment have been found in joint raids against more than 150 companies in the last two weeks.
The Swedish Work Environment Authority has carried out unannounced inspections of more than 150 companies together with, among others, the police and the Swedish Tax Agency. Stock Photography.
Most of the companies inspected are construction companies, but cleaning, car care, restaurant and beauty care companies have also received unannounced visits from the authorities.
Half of the companies had deficiencies in the working environment, 30 of them so serious that work was immediately stopped. A total of 230 deficiencies were discovered in the work environment. According to the Swedish Work Environment Authority, which is the coordinated authority in the effort, it is, among other things, that dangerous machines are used in the workplace, that there is a lack of fall protection and that staff are risking inhalation dusts harmful to health.
In connection with the inspections, the authorities also suspect 30 cases of violations of the Posting of Workers Act on Foreign Labor in Sweden. Human trafficking is suspected in five cases and several cases of subsidy offenses are now being investigated.
The effort is part of a joint effort by eight authorities against work-related crimes on behalf of the government. Since 2018, just over 3,500 companies have been inspected.
– It is good that we have started again with the controls after the decrease that has been due to the coronavirus, it is needed. Companies that do the right thing should not be outdone by companies that violate the rules or engage in purely work-related crimes, says Conny Svensson, control coordinator at the Swedish Tax Agency, in a press release.
