On 16 June the European Commission published its monthly infringements document, which this time sees France under fire for requiring foreign transportation operators to pay their workers France’s minimum wage level when the workers are carrying out their activities within French borders.
The official press statement however makes sure to include the following phrase at the start, ‘While fully supporting the principle of a minimum wage,’ before continuing, ‘the Commission considers that the systematic application of the minimum wage legislation by France and Germany to all transport operations touching their respective territories restricts in a disproportionate manner the freedom to provide services and the free movement of goods.’
In 2015 France adopted a law that imposes payme
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