Denmark: the Labour Department proposed to introduce a central register for foreign companies posting workers

The Labour Secretary, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, proposed to amend the law on the posting of workers in order to incorporate a provision introducing a central register for companies posting workers in Denmark. Authorities could use this information to increase controls on the respect of the rules regulating the labour market and to evaluate the number of posted workers as part of the provision of services. (Ref. 070902)
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After the communication of the European Commission which came out on April 4, 2006 on the “orientations concerning the posting of workers” (see our article No. 06326) and the June 29, 2007 agreement which plans a cooperation between the Economy, Labour, and Taxes Departments to set up a central register for foreign companies which post their workers in Denmark, the Labour Secretary, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, presented a provision to amend the law which implements the directive 96/71/CE on the posting of workers into internal law.

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