Overview

• The draft requires employees in hair salons, barbershops and nail studios to carry a personal ID card or passport during work to ensure unambiguous identity verification in FKS inspections.
• A fine of up to €5,000 will be imposed on workers found without valid identity documents, marking a significant increase in sanctions for non-compliance.
• Hairdressing and cosmetics are added to the high-risk Schwarzarbeit sectors alongside construction, transport and the meat industry under heightened regulatory oversight.
• The bill obliges the customs Schwarzarbeit control unit (FKS) to report any detected undeclared work immediately to jobcenters to enable sanctions against Bürgergeld recipients.
• The draft law is finalized and slated for Federal Cabinet review next Wednesday, marking the next step in Klingbeil’s push to modernize Germany’s anti-fraud framework.