HEARING Working conditions of mobile workers in transport

HEARING Working conditions of mobile workers in transport Brussels October 16 th 2017

ROAD PACKAGE – POSTING OF DRIVERS EU PROPOSAL: • Minimum wage and minimum paid annual holidays applicable in case of posting • Definition of posting: + 3 days in host MS driver no longer than 3 days in host MS ≠ posting • Clarification needed: • Transit = never posting. Should explicitly be mentioned • Minimum wage – daily allowances?

ROAD PACKAGE – POSTING OF DRIVERS UETR VISION • Positive element: definition of posting • Clear rules for counting days However: 3 -day rule is disadvantage for mainly SME in small MS; companies in peripheral MS drivers pass through several MS in one month. Will lead to huge administrative burden for company Will lead to uncertainty for drivers.

ROAD PACKAGE – POSTING OF DRIVERS Journey Spain – Netherlands: Spanish law (home country) France: transit Belgium: transit Netherlands: 0, 5 day posting

ROAD PACKAGE – POSTING OF DRIVERS Return journey Netherlands – Spain: Netherlands: posting (= dutch minimum wage) Belgium: unloading = posting (Belgian minimum wage) France: unloading=posting (French minimum wage) Return Spain: Spanish law

ROAD PACKAGE – POSTING OF DRIVERS ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN • Positive: no more representative needed UETR pleads for: • One single European registration platform • Possibility to upload documents instead of in cabin

ROAD PACKAGE – POSTING OF DRIVERS REMARK Current problems are caused by enormous differences in labour cost, due to differences in social security Current proposals will not fundamentally modify labour cost differences

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