Regulatory policy functions
Regulatory policy tasks (in particular labour market tasks as well as controls to ensure compliance with the Gambling Act) include in particular the following:
Uncovering the illegal employment of foreign workers
Control of and within companies, business establishments, business premises, field offices and staff rooms as well as control of the workers identified there to check that they have the correct permits under employment law, residence and settlement law.
- Control of the contracting agency to ensure compliance with registration duties regarding such agency’s contractors
- Filing of formal complaints and participation in proceedings relating to administrative offences
Uncovering breaches of the provisions of the Employment Law Harmonisation Act
Performing checks of and within companies, business establishments and field offices as well as checks of the workers identified there who are assigned from the EEA, to ensure that there are no cases of underpayment under the Act against Wage Dumping and Social Dumping.
- Uncovering breaches of the provisions of the General Social Insurance Act
- Control of and within companies, business establishments and field offices to ensure the correct registration of all workers prior to commencing work as well as false and fictitious registrations.
Uncovering breaches of the registration duties contained in the Unemployment Insurance Act
Performing checks of and within companies, business establishments and field offices as well as checks of the workers identified there to ensure that the registration duties required of them under the Unemployment Insurance Act have been observed.
Uncovering illegal practice of a trade under the Industrial Code
Control of operations to ensure a corresponding trade permit.
Uncovering social welfare fraud under the Criminal Code
Establishing facts indicating the withholding of employee contributions to social welfare insurance, fraudulent withholding of contributions to social welfare insurance and supplements under the Act governing Holidays and Redundancy Payments for Workers in the Construction Industry as well as organised illegal working.
- Own investigations or investigations on the instruction of the criminal prosecution authorities
Gambling
- Uncovering breaches of the Gambling Act
- Control of business establishments and business premises and rooms, and control of the duties to keep and maintain records under the terms of the Gambling Act
- Provisional confiscation of illegal gambling machines, other infringing items and technical aids
- Filing of formal complaints and participation in proceedings relating to administrative offences
The Ministry
