Where do you find a country's wages and rules?
Every EU country must have an official website with the pay and employment conditions for posted workers. This is how to find it.
This translation was made automatically and has not been reviewed yet. If in doubt, the Dutch text and the official legal text prevail.
One official website per country
Under the Enforcement Directive (2014/67/EU), every EU country must have one official national website with:
- the wages and the mandatory pay components that apply to posted workers;
- the applicable collective agreements;
- the rules on working time, leave and safety;
- the contact persons at the competent authorities.
The information must be free of charge and also available in languages other than the national language (at least in English).
How to find the right website
- Search for the name of the country + "posting of workers" or "detachering" + the name of the authority (for example, the labour inspectorate).
- Check that the website is an official government website (.gov, .gouv, .bund or the domain name of a ministry).
- On that site, look for the section on road transport or wegvervoer. Many countries have separate information for posted drivers.
Note: do not rely on figures from social media or forums. Minimum wages and collective agreement wages change regularly, often every year.
Questions or problems?
- The labour inspectorate of the country where you are posted is competent to check your pay.
- Trade unions in the host country often also help foreign drivers, sometimes in your own language.
- The European Labour Authority (ELA) coordinates cooperation between countries on cross-border problems.
In this chapter, articles on individual countries will follow step by step, with the most important national rules.