Torrevieja businessman arrested for employing workers without a contract

When the Valencian Community’s National Police and the Labour Inspectorate conducted an inspection of a hair salon in Torrevieja, they discovered two employees in an unusual circumstance.

The business owner, a 51-year-old Moroccan national with a criminal history, was identified and arrested as a result of the employees’ lack of a formal contract. The Court of Instruction on Duty received the case.

The National Police emphasise that in addition to denying workers their fundamental rights, irregular employment has a detrimental impact on society by promoting unfair competition and tax evasion.

The necessity of obtaining employment contracts and reporting anomalies to the National Police or the Labour Inspectorate, which have secret and anonymous reporting channels, is emphasised by authorities.