How has the posting of workers directive 1996 impacted the national labour policy of Germany in the construction work and meat industry sectors?

• Autor(a) principal: Pinto, Cláudia Sofia Gonçalves
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/143519
• topic: União Europeia; Alemanha; Trabalhadores destacados; Construção civil; Indústria da carne; Negociação coletiva; Salário mínimo; Mobilidade de trabalho; European Union; Germany; Posting of Workers; Construction Work; Meat Industry; Collective Bargaining; Minimum Wage; Labour Mobility; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Ciências Políticas

The Posting of Workers Directive 1996, even though being 25 years old, is still a complex and highly polarizing issue, often connected to social dumping and unfair competition. This issue is representative of economic versus social integration. This dissertation aims to answer the research question “How has the Posted Workers Directive impacted the national labour policy of Germany in the construction work and meat industry sectors?”. This is an explanatory type of research following a comparative case study, where we will compare the construction sector and the meat industry in Germany. Data collected will both be qualitative and quantitative in a mixed method approach with triangulation of information. The observed time will cover the years from 1996, date when the German Posting Act came into effect, and 2015, when Germany implemented a statutory minimum wage. Posting remains a controversial topic, therefore this research hopes to shed some light on its impacts on national policies, with regards to collective bargaining, main legislation changes regarding labour mobility, and minimum wages.