Fewer labor audits encourage expansion of gray zone of illegal workers

The number of legal labor audits decreased dramatically last year from 75,000 to 46,135. The main reason was probably the reassignment of labor inspectors from the old voivodships to the new poviat districts. In this new situation they often have to audit companies belonging to their superiors, as businessmen tend to take positions in local government. Furthermore, inspectors usually have worse job conditions in the poviats than they had in voivodships, lacking cars and proper office equipment. An amendment to the regulations currently in force is being prepared in order to move inspectors back to voivodships. Until this happens, however, the domestic labor market is in danger of invasion by illegal workers. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p.3) M.K.