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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

File EU 2004/38

  1. 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.

    Equal treatment at work (Your Europe, European Union)

  2. 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 under 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)

  3. 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.