EU: common understanding signed with Switzerland defines rules for the posting of workers

After 18 months of negotiations, Switzerland and the European Union signed an agreement on 15 December setting out the framework for their bilateral relations, particularly in terms of economic cooperation and the movement of people and workers. The text authorises the posting of workers for up to 90 days a year, which will involve transposing the European directive into Swiss law and integrating the country into the Internal Market Information System. Switzerland will be able to impose a...