What is your issue with the posted workers directive? I know that has been updated since the referendum so i’m not sure if that problem has already been solved. The Laval and Ruffert rulings are clearly complex, I can see why how they can be interpreted negatively but the detail is significant i’m sure and it’s an area i’m happy to leave to those better qualified than me like those in the ECJ who generally seem to support workers rights. Spain an Greece have suffered due to their weak economies rather than as a consequence of the EU imo. We are fortunate as things stand in terms of our economy, but we are putting that at risk with Brexit. Regarding the flagging out ships to Malta. I’m not sure what the issue is.
But thanks for the response anyway.
On my way out but as short as I can try to put the two together as best I can, it gives the company that wants the workers the right to just pay the minimum wage in the country they are in , but has ramifcations as regards going on strike and no access to collective bargaining for the contractor , if your company moved them into the UK they would only have to pay that minimum rate .
It excludes merchant navy and some other sections of workers,
. As I put in the case of the ferry service from Liverpool they are excluded from basic rights because of re flagging, Malta now has the EU biggest merchant shipping fleet
they are covered by the counties rules or lack of them in this case, think of it like a tax haven its a way of getting around things in this case getting cheap unrequlated labour .
this leaves the mostly eastern European workers on a little as 3,20 an hour and being exploited in other ways
Also means the home countries workers are not employed doing those jobs anymore, not just confined to that company by the way.
Bit quick hope it helps mate
