European Commission: Calls Open for Posting of Workers

Deadline: 30-Sep-21

Call for proposals are now open for Posting of Workers to fund initiatives in order to enhance the implementation and correct application.

Scope

The call intends to support the Commission and the Member States to understand existing and new challenges and develop initiatives in the field of posting of workers and a decent work agenda.
The proper functioning of administrative cooperation between Member States and improved access to information on applicable terms and conditions of employment and administrative requirements for companies in a transparent and accessible manner, are essential for the correct application, implementation and enforcement of the Directives.
In order to achieve the objective, it is intended with this call for proposals to fund transnational cooperation initiatives aiming at developing autonomous and concrete initiatives by the relevant stakeholders involved in the context of posting with a significant and lasting impact on workers, companies and administrations.

Objectives

The specific objectives of this call are the following:

To promote transnational cooperation among public authorities and stakeholders, including the promotion of the use of IMI and sharing experiences and good practices in this respect;
To increase the accessibility, transparency and quality of the information concerning the terms and conditions of employment to be respected and the existing practices in the Member States to monitor and enforce the provisions of the Posting of Workers Directive;
To promote the evidence basis through the collection and evaluation of original data, and the analysis specific to the posting process and posted workers’ working conditions, including through the collaboration between universities across various disciplines, research centres and institutes and stakeholders, in particular social partners.

Funding Information

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible, the single applicant or the coordinator must:

be a legal entity (public or private bodies)
be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States
- non-EU countries:
  - EEA Countries
In order to be eligible, other applicants (other beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e
  - EU Member States, EEA Countries, candidate countries and potential candidates.