Posted workers in the European Union

This report examines the extent of the phenomenon of the posting of workers, the respective roles played both by European and national-level legislation in determining the employment and working conditions of posted workers and the relative roles played by legislation and collective bargaining – and how these two domains interplay. Importantly, the research looks at the possible implications of a number of high-profile decisions taken by the European Court of Justice in cases of posting of workers, which highlighted the at times tense relationship between the twin EU goals of economic freedom and social cohesion.

Written by Roberto Pedersini and Massimo Pallini

• Primary Source

Eurofound: Areas of expertise: Employment status: Posted workers in the EU http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/employmentstatus/postedworkers.htm?utm_source=homepageitem3&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=postedworkers

Eurofound: Posted workers in the European Union [PDF] http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/sites/default/files/ef_files/docs/eiro/tn0908038s/tn0908038s.pdf

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