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(BRUSSELS) – Following a review of its proposal to revise the Posting of Workers Directive, the EU Commission concluded Wednesday that the proposal does not constitute a breach of the subsidiarity principle.
The Commission had re-examined its proposal in the light of the subsidiarity control mechanism that several national parliaments triggered in May.
The Commission says that after “careful consideration” of their views, it has concluded that the proposal for a revision of the Directive does not constitute a breach of the subsidiarity principle, and that “the posting of workers is a cross-border issue by nature and remains firmly committed to the free movement of people on the basis of rules that are clear, fair for everybody and enforced on the ground.”
The goal of the proposal is to ensure that workers carrying out work at the same location are protected by the same mandatory rules, irrespective of whether they are local workers or posted workers.
The Commission sought to reassure parliaments that the proposal “fully and explicitly respects the competence of Member States to set wages in accordance with national practices”.
The revision introduces changes in three main areas: remuneration of posted workers, rules on temporary agency workers, and long-term posting. The proposal sets out that posted workers will generally benefit from the same rules governing pay and working conditions as local workers.
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