Following the provisional deal reached by the European Council and European Parliament on social security coordination last night, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said:
“We welcome the provisional agreement, particularly the exemption of business trips and short-term postings of up to three days from prior notification requirements – except in the construction sector.
Combined with the introduction of automated acknowledgements where notification is required, this marks a meaningful step towards simpler, more efficient rules on labour mobility and social security coordination. This will deliver clear benefits for both employers and workers.
We now call on the Council and Parliament to swiftly approve the provisional agreement.
Further progress is also essential. EU legislators must take additional steps to simplify and digitalise social security coordination processes in the upcoming labour mobility package, notably as concerns the proposal for a European social security pass.”
