Is this illegal work and if so, is it realistic that you will get caught or be punished?
Purely hypothetical: Someone works as a mini-jobber for a pizza delivery service. They earn around €900 a month, but receive their salary in cash. They can transfer the €520 to their account without it being noticed. They save the remaining money at home. They transfer the money they save at home in stages for Christmas and their birthday, plus monthly payments to their account, and say it's pocket money. Would that be noticed, purely hypothetically?
Yes, of course, black work.
Nö. Germany is a paradise for money laundering and tax evasion, because you can do everything possible here in bar and without proof. Gastronomy is often Cash Only – guess why.
The mafia loves it and it has its reason that nothing changes.
Not more. But it’s black.
However, it can happen that the restaurant from which nothing is controversial.
And then it gets dangerous.
Of course, the black work and both sides are criminal.
This is black labour, tax and social security evasion. This is exactly the same in many establishments of the gastronomy and is rarely revealed
No, no, no, no. On the other hand, you can spend the excess anyway for food/fixes before you take the money that is taxed or recognized clean anyway.
Those who use this consciously and for a long time without need will hopefully be caught.
What kind of remuneration is paid does not matter
It is important whether the employer has notified the employee accordingly.
This is a crime.
You can only hope the person gets caught.