The EU proposes to redefine labor mobility by reforming the coordination of social security and is committed to quality employment

In the week of Europe Day (9 May), we look at the reform that the European Union institutions are working on about social security coordination rules and their roadmap for quality employment. Europe Day is celebrated on May 9, and it is a good time to analyze the latest European developments in the field of […]

Measures to reduce the environmental impact of work-related travel: A new trend?

Italy has recently approved measures aimed at reducing the environmental impact of workers to and from work. Other European Union countries may also decide to take steps in the same direction, so it could be the start of a new trend in the future of sustainable work-related mobility.  The adoption of the “European Green Deal” […]

Is a worker required to obey an international assignment order?

Few questions have raised as much controversy to date in the labor law sphere and, more specifically, in the international work assignment sphere. Initially, the Spanish courts tended to reject the mandatory nature of these instructions on the grounds that article 40 of the Workers’ Statute, decidedly national in its scope, did not expressly contemplate […]

Stricter legal controls on the temporary posting of workers in the EU

Three years after it was passed, Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of May 15, 2014, has been transposed into the Spanish legal system. The purpose of the European legislation is to ensure compliance with Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers under a services provision framework, which established: A list […]