Under the new rules, firms sending workers to another EU country will have to cover their travel, board and accommodation costs - not deduct those costs from the workers' salaries.
This, however, is not leveling the field but discouraging companies from posting workers for minimum wage jobs because it will become cheaper to hire locals instead of it costing the same.
Other aspects of it are fair and square, nobody can complain about setting the same working conditions and work environment standards.
And before you could address that as an employer, by lowering the hourly wage down to minimum wage of the posted country and pay for everything. Now you simply have duties that local companies do not have.
Yes and gives a disadvantage to the foreign company who wants to use their workforce for the same wage as they would pay locals. Now they cannot.
If I am a small construction company from East or South wanting to operate in the North West than before I would have the same costs as a local company, now I don't. If we allow protectionism ínside common market than it is not a single market.
Will the Scotish company pay everything as well if their workers are posted in a different part of Scotland? If not, then this is not leveling the field, but just a business barrier inside single market and we might as well greenlight all low key protectionism.
Yes and gives a disadvantage to the foreign company who wants to use their workforce for the same wage as they would pay locals. Now they cannot.
They can hire locals and pay the local going rate.
Will the Scottish company pay everything as well if their workers are posted in a different part of Scotland?
To be brutally honest, basically in some cases yes, it depends on the distances involved. Where I work, we have a relocation policy that covers the costs of moving if your role is changed to another office and you would rather move there than leave the company. Most companies will pay for travel and accommodation as well, depending on the nature of the job.
To be clear, its not currently a law in the UK that companies necessarily have to do this, but the good ones who want to retain their talent all do this.
I have an extended family member currently renting out a property to a company for a few months for a couple of guys who have been brought into their area to perform street work activities, it's not just top level staff that employers can and will do this for.
This policy is important, as;
It promotes need before greed in that it favours local development in areas that the activity is occurring.
Protects foreign workers coming in by ensuring they are paid a wage that will allow them to survive and live like normal human beings.
Bottom line. If your company is performing operations in another EU state, if they genuinely value your skills, they will fork out to take you along for the ride.
Had been neglited because it was beneficial for the countries as whole.
One country building cheap infrastructure that promoted growth while the second country gets money into its system from workers that sends their paycheck Home. Foreign workers do not also gets benefit
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Should have been done a long time ago
This, however, is not leveling the field but discouraging companies from posting workers for minimum wage jobs because it will become cheaper to hire locals instead of it costing the same.
Other aspects of it are fair and square, nobody can complain about setting the same working conditions and work environment standards.
I do think the former is also fair and square: if you want me to work for you abroad, you have to pay for my travel and accommodation.
And before you could address that as an employer, by lowering the hourly wage down to minimum wage of the posted country and pay for everything. Now you simply have duties that local companies do not have.
This is a positive, not a negative, as it supports local economies.
Yes and gives a disadvantage to the foreign company who wants to use their workforce for the same wage as they would pay locals. Now they cannot.
If I am a small construction company from East or South wanting to operate in the North West than before I would have the same costs as a local company, now I don't. If we allow protectionism ínside common market than it is not a single market. Will the Scotish company pay everything as well if their workers are posted in a different part of Scotland? If not, then this is not leveling the field, but just a business barrier inside single market and we might as well greenlight all low key protectionism.
They can hire locals and pay the local going rate.
To be brutally honest, basically in some cases yes, it depends on the distances involved. Where I work, we have a relocation policy that covers the costs of moving if your role is changed to another office and you would rather move there than leave the company. Most companies will pay for travel and accommodation as well, depending on the nature of the job.
To be clear, its not currently a law in the UK that companies necessarily have to do this, but the good ones who want to retain their talent all do this.
I have an extended family member currently renting out a property to a company for a few months for a couple of guys who have been brought into their area to perform street work activities, it's not just top level staff that employers can and will do this for.
This policy is important, as;
Bottom line. If your company is performing operations in another EU state, if they genuinely value your skills, they will fork out to take you along for the ride.
Had been neglited because it was beneficial for the countries as whole.
One country building cheap infrastructure that promoted growth while the second country gets money into its system from workers that sends their paycheck Home. Foreign workers do not also gets benefit