Posting of wOrkers Directive

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Look at Dir 96/71/EC about posting of workers. Why is this a sensitive issue?

Posting of workers under conditions laid down in their home MS - accusation of social dumping.

What does the Posting of Workers Directive 96/71/EC require with working and employment conditions of MS and what are exceptions?

Concerns working hours, minimum vacation, minimum wages, non-discrimination.

Ecxeption: only vacation/wages if period of posting does not exceed 8 days + counter-exception for building work

The PWD has been complemented by an Enforcement Directive 2014/67/EU. What does it serve?

To prevent abuse by undertakings which are hiring workers in one MS to post them to another MS, thereby making use of economically more opportune working and employment conditions of home MS.


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There has been a reform on Posting of Workers Directive. What are the results of the Enforcement Directive?

Comparative cost advantages of foreign service-providers of exporting lower working costs are reduced

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