This week, the European Labour Authority is putting the posting of workers at the centre of its agenda, leading a series of coordinated actions under its POSTING 360 Programme. With more workers being posted across EU borders and increasing numbers of Portable Documents A1 issued, effective cross-border cooperation is crucial for the proper application of the posting rules, benefiting both employers and workers.
Forum on posting of workers: ELA is hosting the fifth meeting of the Forum on posting of workers on April 1–2, in collaboration with the European Commission. The Forum brings together national authorities, social partners, and posting experts to discuss and exchanges on key topics, including:
- cross-border regulatory challenges related to subcontracting and temporary agency workers,
- identification of bogus posted self employed persons,
- posting of Third Country Nationals (TCNs),
- cooperation in the field of social security coordination and labour mobility.
The Forum opens space for dialogue and exchange, reinforcing mutual learning and understanding across Member States.
New report: bi- and multilateral cooperation agreements on labour mobility. The ELA is also releasing a report analysing over 60 bilateral and multilateral agreements. It explores how administrative cooperation agreements between Member States work in practice:
- why they were created,
- the challenges they address,
- under which conditions they are best implemented.
The findings reveal ways to enhance cooperation in labour mobility, focusing on the posting of workers, and emphasise ELA’s role in promoting stronger cooperation between Member States.
Training for inspectors and social partners. To boost enforcement skills and build mutual understanding, ELA is delivering two dedicated training sessions:
- National training for Belgian social and labour inspectors. In cooperation with the Belgian Social Information and Investigation Service (SIOD), on April 1-2, ELA is holding a two-day course in Brussels focused on posting of workers in the EU from both labour law and social security perspectives, also with the participation of inspectors from the Netherlands. The training includes expert presentations, panel discussions, and case studies designed to equip national inspectors with practical tools to tackle cross-border employment issues.
- First ELA training for national social partners. On April 3–4 in Bratislava, ELA is hosting its first training session specifically for national social partners. The programme covers the posting of workers, recent case-law of the Court of Justice of the EU, and an overview of ELA’s support activities for social partners. The event promotes greater understanding and cooperation in managing labour mobility within the EU.
Since its establishment, ELA has made the posting of workers at the centre of its activities—developing tools and programmes to improve information exchange, share good practices, and build up understanding of national and EU rules.
ELA is moving forward with a three-part strategy: analysing how countries work together, discussing shared challenges with key stakeholders, and engaging national authorities and social partners through targeted trainings. All with one goal—making cross-border work fairer and smoother for everyone involved.