Press Release: Posting of workers directive

On 5 March 2014, the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) approved a compromise text on an enforcement directive on the posting of workers directive 96/71, provisionally agreed between the Greek Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament.

The overall compromise agreement regards to administrative requirements and national control measures, subcontracting liability, identification of a genuine posting and prevention of abuse and circumvention, improved access to information, mutual assistance and cross-border enforcement of administrative fines and penalties.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Posting of workers: Parliament and Council negotiators strike a deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-posting-of-workers-parliament-and-council-negotiators-strike-a-deal/

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/49: Commissioner Andor welcomes provisional agreement on Posting of Workers http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-49_en.pdf

EurActiv, 14.04.14: Left groups push for more changes to EU law on posted workers http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/left-groups-push-more-changes-eu-law-posted-workers-301554

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