Resources
- POOSH country reports (11)
- Case studies and reports (53)
- Related projects (20)
- Policy briefs (12)
- Other (1)
Policy briefs
Enfoster Brief no. 3: Transnational Posting of Workers within the EU: emerging challenges and opportunities in the light of Directive 2014/67/EU.
Modena, Giannini, D. (ed.) (2015). Modena: Istituto Guglielmo Tagliacarne.
The authors analyse the main issues and problems faced by the Member States during the transposition of Enforcement of the Posting of Workers Directive 2014/67/EU focusing particularly on the construction and road transport sectors in four case studies (Belgium, Germany, Italy and Romania).
Reducing the numbers of occupational victims requires an alternative prevention policy
Brussels, Eshuis, W. (2015). Brussels: ETUI.
The author of this Policy Brief argues that the regulatory approach is effective only in cases where employers actually care about the quality of working life, pointing out that many employers turn a blind eye to the health and safety problems facing their workforces .
TTIP: fast track to deregulation and lower health and safety protection for EU workers
Brussels, Aida Ponce Del Castillo (2015). Brussels: ETUI.
This Policy Brief focuses on how EU occupational health and safety may be affected by the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Language barriers and the occupational safety and health of posted workers
Vienna, Zólyomi, E. & Danaj, S. (2019). Vienna: European Centre.
In this Policy Brief, the authors present language barriers faced by posted workers in nine European Union countries (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain) and discuss the implications these may have for their occupational safety and health (OSH). The brief offers recommendations for policy that could help reduce OSH risks many posted workers are exposed to due to language barriers.
Here, not to stay – The posting of third-country nationals between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, and Austria
Vienna, Danaj, S. & Geyer, L. (2020). Vienna: European Centre
This Policy Brief describes the trend of the posting of workers from Bosnia and Herzegovina via Slovenia to Austria and its drivers. It discusses why workers from Bosnia and Herzegovina agree to be posted via Slovenia to work in Austria, the challenges they face and the impact it has on the host country.
From Morocco and Tunisia to Belgium via Italy: migration and posting of third country nationals
Venice, Cillo, R. (2020). Venice: Ca' Foscari University
This policy brief describes the trend of the posting of workers from Morocco and Tunisia via Italy to Belgium and its drivers. It focuses also on the challenges and vulnerabilities of posted workers from Morocco and Tunisia and contains some recommendations for coping with the main problems that affect TCN posted workers.
The posting of third-country nationals from Ukraine through Poland to Estonia and Finland
Jyväskylä, Warsaw, Kall, K., Brzozowska, A., Lillie, N., Matuszczyk, K. & Salamońska J. (2020). Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä; Warsaw: University of Warsaw
Policy brief is based on a regional report of the Con3Post project1and focuses on the posting of Ukrainian workers through Poland to work in the construction sectors of Estonia and Finland.
Cross-national gaps in information provision for companies in posting
Vienna, Kayran, E. N., Danaj S. & Zólyomi, E. (2024). Vienna: European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
In evaluating information provision on posting rules, the following question is addressed in this policy brief: What are common information gaps in posting, why do they matter and how to address them? We present our data from the mapping exercise of information channels on posting and based on our findings, we identify and suggest pathways in which these information gaps and shortcomings can be resolved.
Access to information on the posting of workers: Are we blinded by the importance given by EU legislation to the single official national website?
Vienna, De Wispelaere, F. & De Smedt, L. (2023). Vienna: European Centre
The aim of this policy brief is to show, that posting companies, posted workers, and receiving companies, when looking for information about the posting rules, frequently use diverse information channels.
Challenges and good practices in the provision of information on the posting of workers
Vienna, European Centre, Cillo, R. & Perocco, F. (2024). Vienna: European Centre.
The aim of this policy brief is to present the main challenges that sending construction companies may face in accessing information when providing services under the posting of workers regime, and the good practices that information providers have adopted to overcome these difficulties.
Fragmentation of information on the posting of workers in Slovakia
Vienna, Moran, A. & Mýtna Kureková, L. (2024). Vienna: European Centre.
This policy brief, co-authored by Alexandra Moran and Lucia Mýtna Kureková, aims to describe the fragmentation of information on the posting of workers in Slovakia.
Company size and resources as determinants of access and use of information on the posting of workers – Evidence from Slovenia
Vienna, Vah Jevšnik, M. & Toplak, K. (2023). Vienna: European Centre.
This policy brief is based on the empirical evidence collected in the frame of the INFO-POW project and builds on the case of Slovenian posting undertakings in the sector of construction to outline the impact of company size and resources on the access and use of information.