Labour inspection due to ERTE: what should I know?
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 8:31 am
The Labour Inspection campaign for ERTE is already underway. All with the aim of detecting non-compliance and irregular practices in the ERTE. In this post we review everything you need to know if you have a visit from the Labour Inspection.
The Labour Inspectorate is investigating more than 30,000 norway phone number data service orders for alleged irregularities in the ERTE, which represents more than 6% of the total number of open files.
Around 1,700 companies have been sanctioned with refunds, surcharges and penalties that can reach 800,000 euros in the most serious cases.
The regulation of ERTEs was one of the first measures adopted by the Government to deal with the economic situation resulting from the coronavirus. According to data from the Ministry of Labour, a total of 560,000 companies benefited from these extraordinary benefits and, as of today, there are still 773,000 people affected by an ERTE.
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In the face of the new wave of infections, the Government has maintained the measures provided for in Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17 , and has extended the benefits of the ERTE in force until January 31, 2021 .
However, not all companies that apply for ERTE do so correctly. For this reason, the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate (ITSS) has intensified its search for fraud in recent months.
Legal News! A summary of the Royal Decree on social measures in defence of employment (Agreement III).
What is the objective of the labour inspection for ERTE?
Labour inspections aim to verify compliance with the requirements of the ERTE, mainly those of Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17. Specifically, its articles 22 and 23 include a series of obligations that every company and worker affected by an ERTE should be aware of:
The Labour Inspectorate is investigating more than 30,000 norway phone number data service orders for alleged irregularities in the ERTE, which represents more than 6% of the total number of open files.
Around 1,700 companies have been sanctioned with refunds, surcharges and penalties that can reach 800,000 euros in the most serious cases.
The regulation of ERTEs was one of the first measures adopted by the Government to deal with the economic situation resulting from the coronavirus. According to data from the Ministry of Labour, a total of 560,000 companies benefited from these extraordinary benefits and, as of today, there are still 773,000 people affected by an ERTE.

Labor_Inspection_ERTE
In the face of the new wave of infections, the Government has maintained the measures provided for in Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17 , and has extended the benefits of the ERTE in force until January 31, 2021 .
However, not all companies that apply for ERTE do so correctly. For this reason, the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate (ITSS) has intensified its search for fraud in recent months.
Legal News! A summary of the Royal Decree on social measures in defence of employment (Agreement III).
What is the objective of the labour inspection for ERTE?
Labour inspections aim to verify compliance with the requirements of the ERTE, mainly those of Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17. Specifically, its articles 22 and 23 include a series of obligations that every company and worker affected by an ERTE should be aware of: