Official redress
Real redress, in order
Three steps: the employer first, the country's formality next, the Commission's network when facing an administration.
Law as verified onJuly 29, 2026
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General information, not legal advice on your case. Every remedy has a time limit, often set by national rules: act early, and check the limit that applies to your case before you wait.
The seasonal employer, in writing
At signature or first payslip
A “foreigners scale”, refused advantages, a “European” clause without a reference: request the correction in writing, quoting Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 and the official equal treatment page. Demanding the exact reference of the text invoked is often enough to bring the clause down.
Reporting presence, under the country's rule
On arrival
The official page shows, country by country, where and how to report your presence for a stay of up to three months: often the town hall or the local police, with the identity document alone, through a procedure that should be free.
Reporting presence for short stays (Your Europe, European Union)
SOLVIT, if a public administration blocks
Facing an administration
An employment office refusing its assistance, a presence report turned into a fee or a residence file: the European Commission's SOLVIT network handles cross-border problems with public administrations of another EU country.
SOLVIT, problems with a public administration in another country (European Commission)
Internship pay and supervision, minimum wages and seasonal labour law belong to each country: this site presents only the European baseline common to the twenty-seven, that of residence and equal treatment.
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