Implementation issues of the Posting directives in Lithuanian labour law - transport sector specifics
ENThis type of work when services are provided abroad creates non-standard situations in the application of employment law: firstly, problems relating to the quality of rest and life of drivers; secondly, legal and procedural uncertainties in proper documentation of the periods when drivers return to their place of residence after "weeks on" driving; thirdly, a large number of legal problems in order to pay for work in a proper manner; and, fourthly, many uncertainties in the application of social security insurance periods and related social security benefits. In order to address these problems and other related aspects, European Union legislation started gradually introducing additional rales and benefits for drivers. The new legal regulation, however, brings along a number of current issues both in legal doctrine and in practice in the effort to ensure all employment and social benefits to posted workers (drivers in this case). Therefore, this article aims at presenting the regulation specifics of the working conditions of mobile road transport workers, analysing the problems in the application of employment law and offering conclusions and de lege ferenda proposals.
