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Two weeks ago after long and difficult negotiations between political groups in the European Parliament, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs voted on the Enforcement Directive concerning the posting of workers. MEPs backed provisions that will help labour inspectorates in assessing the legality of posting without changing the definition of a posted worker.

However, at the same time, provisions giving Member States complete freedom in applying control measures for companies to post workers were adopted by a majority. So was the mechanism of joint and several liability, which is too-far reaching and says that not only the subcontractor but also the company behind it can be held liable for any due entitlements or social security contributions.