Examining The Posted Workers Directive

What is a Posted Worker?  

A posted worker is an employee who carries out work services or activities, on a temporary basis, in a European Union (EU) member state. A posted worker may be a short-term business traveler or project worker visiting the destination country for a limited duration of time. At its core, this definition includes workers temporarily traveling to a company or client site in the host member state or workers hired by a temporary agency in the host member state. Posted workers do not integrate into the host country's local labor market because of their temporary position in the member state and employment in their home member state.

The  timeframe in which a posted worker can remain in the host member state depends on the length of time needed to complete the specific task in which the employee was posted to complete. In some cases, the employee may apply for an extension for an additional six months depending on the conditions established in