The employer of another Member State of the European Union or of a State of the European Economic Area, who posts an employee to perform work in Latvia, has a duty to inform the State Labour Inspectorate about this employee electronically before sending the employee, indicating the
More than 170 representatives of construction companies and social partners in the sector took part in the information day dedicated to the rights and obligations of construction companies when hiring staff, with an emphasis on posting within the framework of service provision and occupational safety.
Labour inspectors from the General Labour Inspectorate, together with their colleagues from Lithuania, participated in concerted and joint actions in the construction sector in the Kingdom of Belgium.
In the beginning of September labour inspectors from Bulgaria participated in joint inspections in agriculture in the Kingdom of Belgium as a part of EMPACT days to combat human trafficking, which are held under Europol. The focus of the inspections was undeclared work, as well as working and accommodation conditions when are provided by the employer.
Labour inspectors of Bulgaria and representatives of the German Customs ZOLL from the Directorate for Financial Control of Undeclared Work performed joint and coordinated inspections of specific case, related to the rights of Bulgarian workers.
Workers and employees can check how likely it is that their work, or part of it, is undeclared, and get guidance on how to react if a risk of undeclared work is identified. Employers can also check how well they are enforcing labor laws and address inconsistencies before being inspected on-site. This is possible thanks to innovative software developed under an international project "Cooperation for Decent Work" and the Fund for Bilateral Relations between the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014 - 2021 and Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014 - 2021.
