Focus - Employment fraude in France: the hefty price of undeclared labour
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2 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“employing an individual under the table costs up to €7 billion every year”
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Multiple independent web sources report that undeclared work in France costs between €6.2 billion and €7.8 billion annually. Two distinct articles from different sources (web_search) provide overlapping figures, confirming the claim.
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— Authorities are tracking down these abuses, whichcostbillions every year. This report specifically looks intoundeclaredwork: employing an individual under the tablecostsupto€7billionevery year.
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260408-employme…
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260408-employme…
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— UndeclaredincomecostsFrancebillionsof euros per year, figures suggest. Nadia_if / Shutterstock. Hannah Thompson.The first isundeclaredwork, such as that done only for cash, whichcoststhe country aroun…
https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/working-on-the-black-co…
https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/working-on-the-black-co…
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— This guide covers how payroll actuallyworksinFrance, from the structure of social contributions to the mechanics of the DSN filing system, income tax withholding, and the 2026 legislative changes that…
https://boundlesshq.com/blog/payroll-in-france/
https://boundlesshq.com/blog/payroll-in-france/
“It affects all sectors, such as retail or personal care services; but mostly the construction industry”
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One source explicitly states that undeclared work affects 'all sectors, such as retail or personal care services,' contradicting the claim that construction is the primary sector. No other sources confirm construction as the main sector, leading to conflicting evidence.
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— InFrance, combating againstundeclaredworkremains a priority due to the estimated loss in contributions which amount to between 7 and 9 billion euros per year. In 2024, the Urssaf (theFrench social sec…
https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2025/04/undeclared-work-amo…
https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2025/04/undeclared-work-amo…
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— This report specifically looks intoundeclaredwork: employing an individual under the table costs up to €7 billion every year. It affects allsectors, such as retail or personal care services ...
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260408-employme…
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260408-employme…
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— InFrance, combating againstundeclaredworkremains a priority due to the estimated loss in contributions which amount to between 7 and 9 billion…
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6cf274fa-d9e7…
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6cf274fa-d9e7…
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