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Frequently asked questions on the mobility package
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Questions about the WagwEU

  • When does an activity constitute a posting?
  • What is the difference between an employer abroad and a service recipient?
  • To which terms of employment are posted workers entitled?
  • What change starting July 30, 2020, due to the revised Posted Workers Directive?
  • To which terms of employment are posted workers in the transport sector entitled?
  • What administrative obligations are involved in the WagwEU?
  • What happens in the case of non-compliance with the WagwEU?
  • How is the Act enforced?

Questions about the duty to notify

  • What is the duty to notify?
  • To whom does the duty to notify apply?
  • Where can I find the regulations for the duty to notify?
  • I have a job in the Netherlands, but I do not yet know precisely where. Can I notify online?
  • I live in the Netherlands, but work temporarily in the Netherlands for a Belgian employer abroad. Does my employer abroad have to notify me too?
  • Who notifies in the case of subcontracting?

Questions about the online notification portal

  • Where can I notify?
  • Who has to make the notification?
  • What do I have to notify?
  • My password does not work
  • When must I submit a notification to extend a posting and when must I submit a new notification?
  • Do I have to fill in all the details again for a new notification?
  • Who can be a contact person and what is their role?
  • What sector should I choose?
  • Can I update a notification if there are interim changes?
  • What were the changes to the notification portal in December 2020?
  • My personal data is incorrect when I make a notification in the notification portal. Can it be corrected?
  • I need a copy of my notification. Where can I get that?
  • I reported the same road transport posting in the WagwEU notification portal and the European road transport posting declaration portal. Can I submit a request to delete the notification in the WagwEU notification portal?
  • I am a road transport company and I now report postings in the European road transport posting declaration portal. I would like all my personal data to be removed from the WagwEU notification portal. Is this possible?

Questions about the exceptions to the duty to notify

  • Which sectors and activities are exempt from the duty to notify?
  • Does the one-year notification apply to small businesses?
  • I regularly have postings in the Netherlands. How do I notify this?
  • I work in the transport sector. Does this mean I have to notify?
  • I send international chauffeurs to the Netherlands. Do I have to notify them?
  • I am self-employed. Does this mean I have to notify?
  • I am a self-employed (international) lorry driver. Do I also have to notify?

Questions about posted workers with a nationality from outside the EEA and Switzerland

  • Which travel documents do posted workers need?
  • If a worker has dual nationality, which nationality do I notify?
  • Are there additional requirements for posted third-country citizens?
  • Is the obligation to notify posted third-country citizens to the UWV still in force?
  • As an employer abroad, what changes can I expect as a consequence of Brexit?

Questions for service recipients

  • What should I do if I engage a foreign company?
  • What should I do if the company I engage has not notified or has submitted an incorrect notification?
  • What information is included in the (digital) copy of the notification received by the service recipient?
  • My company no longer exists. Can I request the deletion of my data from the notification portal?
  • I am the next of kin of a deceased person whose details are in the notification portal as a service recipient. Where can I report the death?
  • I want an overview of my company’s data listed in the notification portal.

Questions for posted workers

  • How can I find out what information there is about me in the portal?
  • The information about me in the portal is incorrect. Can it be changed?

More information

  • Where can I find more information?
  • Where can I find information materials about the reporting obligation and the revised Posting of Workers Directive?

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