In this paper, I explore the debate on cross-border posting of workers in the EU from the perspective of ‘(dis)embeddedness'. Posting of workers profoundly challenges the embedding of the labour relationship itself and the market on which the work is performed. In this contribution I will...

In the first part of this two-part study, the authors discuss the background and the scope of application of Article 9 of the Rome II Regulation. This Article contains a special rule for the law applying to non-contractual obligations arising out of cross-border collective action. With this, the...

This country report identifies and outlines regulation on liability in subcontracting processes in the Netherlands. It is based on an analysis of secondary literary sources of information and on the results of interviews with key players in the field. The introduction briefly describes the broad...

Against a backdrop of increased European and national policy attention regarding this highly sensitive issue, Eurofound has conducted a pioneering piece of research by analysing existing national legislation on liability in subcontracting processes in the construction sector. The report...

This paper describes and analyses in depth the Dutch example of simultaneous deregulation and re-regulation of the temporary agency market. It is argued that this 'flexicurity deal' represents a trade-off between enhanced external-numerical flexibility on the one hand, notably flexibility in...