For decades, the posting of workers has been a prominent topic of the public and political debate.

However, in the last few years, several factors have intensified the debate. Firstly, an increase in the number of postings, which has impacted heavily in specific labourintensive sectors. Secondly, there has been a growth in abusive and fraudulent practices such as letter-box companies or bogus self-employment. Thirdly, in view of the social policy provisions introduced into the European Treaties since the Lisbon Treaty revision, it is questionable whether the 1996 Posting of Workers Directive (PWD) provides a sufficient legal instrument for ensuring a level-playing field for free cross-border service provision whilst at the same time delivering a sufficient foundation for the social protection of workers. Fourthly, numerous rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union have raised as yet unsolved questions for interpreting the 1996 Directive.

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Posted workers - 8th parliamentary term

The European Parliament has been a driving force in legislating on freedom of movement of people and services. Since 2004, it has been raising the issue of the need to improve the Posting of Workers Directive (PWD).

During the negotiations on the revision of the PWD, Parliament specifically pushed for ‘equal pay for equal work’ and for Member States to be able to apply regional, sectoral or industry agreements. In addition, it sought to enable Member States, by means of a review clause, to place foreign undertakings under the same national obligations in the event of sub-contracting. It has also successfully brought about a two-year transposition and application period for the directive.

Posted workers

A ‘posted worker’ is an employee sent by his or her employer to carry out a service in another EU Member State on a temporary basis. EU law on posted workers is generally regarded as a targeted effort to regulate and balance the following two principles: creating a level playing field for cross-border service provision in a way that is as unrestricted as possible; protecting the rights of posted workers by guaranteeing a common set of social rights in order to prevent unfair treatment and the creation of a low-cost workforce.

On May 2018, MEPs voted on revised rules: workers posted temporarily to another EU country must get equal pay for equal work in the same place.

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Posted workers (2019-2020)

EP Plenary session - The impact of delocalisation on workers and regions

EP Press conference - ' Revision of the Posting of Workers Directive '

EP Plenary session - Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services - Adoption of draft report - Co-rapporteurs: MORIN-CHARTIER and JONGERIUS

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Radan KANEV (EPP, BG), Rapporteur of the EP Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), gives a statement on the impacts of EU rules on the free movement of workers and services. The report focuses on various issues regarding the EU labour market, such as working conditions for mobile workers, seasonal workers and cross-border workers. It also touches on problems that are exposed due to COVID-19 and requests a harmonization of the EU legislation in the field.

Impacts of EU rules on the free movement of workers and services: statement by Radan KANEV (EPP, BG), Rapporteur, at the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Demonstration by Romanian and Bulgarian drivers in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg before the debate on the mobility package.

Mobility package: Demonstration by Romanian and Bulgarian drivers in front of the European Parliament

During the plenary session (2-5 July 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the mobility package - Enforcement requirements and specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector.

Mobility package - Enforcement requirements and specific rules for posting drivers in the road transport sector: extracts from the debate

Live Replay of the debate on Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services - First round of political group speakers during the plenary session in Strasbourg (28-31/05/2018)

(08) EP Plenary session - Debate on Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services - First round of political group speakers: Dominique MARTIN (ENF, FR) (11:32 - 11:34)

Live Replay of the debate on Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services - Opening statements by Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER (EPP,FR) and by Agnes JONGERIUS (S&D,NL), rapporteurs and by Marianne THYSSEN, Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs, Skills andLabour Mobility

(04) EP Plenary session - Debate on Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services - Opening statement by Richard SULÍK (ECR, SK) on behalf of the Committee on internal market and consumer protection (11:19 - 11:20 )

(04) EP Plenary session - Debate on Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services - First round of political group speakers: Martina DLABAJOVÁ (ALDE, CZ) (11:25 - 11:28)

(10) EP Plenary session - Debate on Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services - Secound round of political group speakers + catch the eye (11:35 - 11:59)

(03) EP Plenary session - Debate on Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services - Opening statement by Marianne THYSSEN, Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility (11:15 - 11:19 )

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