SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social

MEPs vote for extending legal basis of 'posted workers' directive

Brussels, 16/10/2017 (Agence Europe)

After 18 months of negotiations, the directive on “posted workers” overcame its first obstacle on Monday 16 October at the end of the afternoon.

MEPs at the employment and social affairs committee (EMPL) supported (32 votes for, 8 against, 13 abstentions) the report on the “posted workers” directive by a large majority. This was submitted by Elisabeth Morin-Chartier (EPP, France) and Agnes Jongerius (S&D, Netherlands).

Some of the major novelties introduced by the committee MEPs...