A new digital platform for declaring posted workers

The EU single market counts 5 million posted workers - or employees who are sent temporarily to provide services in another EU country by their employer. Currently businesses face the complex task of completing multiple and diverse documentation in each EU country when posting workers. The Commission has now proposed to reduce this administrative burden by establishing a single digital declaration portal for companies to use when sending workers abroad.

The single digital declaration portal will:

• reduce the administrative burden for posting workers: the portal will allow companies to use a single form, available in all official EU languages, instead of using 27 different national forms. On average, this will decrease by 73% the time spent on the declarations
• enhance cooperation among EU countries: the new portal will be part of the system that is already used to monitor compliance with the rules on posting of workers
• support protection of workers: simplifying the process will reduce cases of non-compliance and increase the transparency of postings. The portal will facilitate inspections by EU countries, contributing to the protection of posted workers' rights

EU countries will be able to use the portal on a voluntary basis. Participating EU countries will see the administrative cost of posting workers greatly reduced. This will contribute to the EU objective of reducing companies' reporting burden by 25%, as outlined in the Communication on 'Long-term competitiveness of the EU'.

For more information

Posted workers

Your rights and obligations as a posted worker

Press release: Commission proposes a single digital declaration portal to reduce administrative burden for posting workers

Questions and answers on the proposed single digital declaration portal

Factsheet

Single market and standards