German-based LT GASETECHNIK was recently visited by Denis Radtke, a member of the European Parliament and CDU delegate of the Ruhr district.
In the presence of the Director of the VDMA European office, Holger Kunze, there was an intensive exchange on the effects of the posting of workers directive (Directive 96/71/EC).
“LT GASETECHNIK reported from the practice on the thus required high administrative effort for commissioning, maintenance and service in other European countries. In a concrete example, for a posting to Luxembourg, one-third of the costs were additionally incurred for administrative work. The posting of highly qualified LT staff is clearly unassociated with the risk of underrunning the minimum wages and social standards, so that the necessity of these efforts is not revealed,” the company said in a press release.
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