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Transport set to retain posted workers exemption

Negotiators in Brussels say they plan to retain existing exemptions for the transport sector in the new Posted Workers directive, details of which were revealed on 1 March. The European Council, European Parliament and the European Commission last night said that they had reached an understanding on a possible agreement to revise the current 1996-vintage directive, including higher pay for people working in other EU countries. However a lex specialis for the ... [+]