The judges of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled that national legislation which requires the recipient of a service to suspend payments and provide security against a fine which could be imposed on a service provider established in another Member State for breach of national labour legislation is contrary to EU law, in a judgement delivered on Tuesday 13 November in Case C-33/17.
A Slovenian company provided services to an Austrian citizen through posted workers. In 2016, the...