UID:
almahu_9949767342402882
Format:
1 online resource (322 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789400111707
Note:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Glossary of terms -- Latin terms -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1 The research in a nutshell -- 2 Setting the scene -- 2.1 The conflict rules -- 2.2 The conflict rules and mobility -- 2.3 Highly mobile workers (HMWs) -- 2.4 Issues of legal uncertainty -- 3 Research purpose -- 3.1 Research aims -- 3.2 Research questions -- 4 Methodology -- 4.1 Research method -- 4.2 Research scope -- 4.2.1 Legal scope -- 4.2.2 Personal scope -- 4.2.3 Temporal scope -- 4.2.4 Territorial scope -- 5 Relevance and added value -- 6 Research limitations -- 7 Structure of the book -- Part I -- Chapter 2: Highly mobile workers challenging Regulation 883/2004: Pushing borders or opening Pandora's box? -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Setting the scene: A changing European labour market -- 1.2 Approach -- 1.3 Outline -- 2 EU social security law -- 3 Article 13: Working in various Member States -- 3.1 When is a person pursuing activities in two or more Member States? -- 3.1.1 Observing all activities -- 3.1.1.1 What are marginal activities? -- 3.1.2 Location of activities in two or more Member States -- 3.1.2.1 'Normally' working in two Member States -- 3.2 How must Article 13 be applied? -- 3.2.1 The classification of work -- 3.2.1.1 The hierarchy between work classifications -- 3.2.1.2 The substantial part of activities for (self-)employed persons -- 3.2.2 The connecting factor -- 4 Practical challenges for HMWs -- 5 Closing remarks: Article 13, a marriage between strict requirements and legal ambiguities? -- 5.1 Conclusion -- 5.2 Reflections -- Chapter 3: The judicial finetuning of the EU rules determining the applicable social security legislation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The simultaneous pursuit of activities in two or more Member States -- 3 Posting -- 3.1 Article 12.
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3.1.1 The 'non-replacement condition' -- 3.1.2 Temporary-work agencies and the condition of 'normally' carrying out activities in the Member State of establishment -- 3.2 Article 13 -- 3.2.1 Normally working in two or more Member States -- 3.2.2 Employer -- 4 Abuse and Fraud -- 5 Employment and/or residence outside the EU -- 5.1 Employment outside the Union -- 5.2 Residence Outside the Union -- 6 Gaps in social security protection -- 6.1 Exclusivity and the power of a non-competent Member State to grant benefits -- 6.2 Gaps in social security protection resulting from disparities in national legislation -- 7 Conclusion -- Part II -- Chapter 4: Possible routes towards legal certainty for highly mobile workers under current Regulation 883/2004 -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Setting the scene -- 1.2 Approach -- 1.3 Outline -- 2 Increasing transparency and clarity in terms and rules ex ante -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Clarifying assessment criteria -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 'Marginal activity': Define or abolish -- 2.2.3 Define 'substantial part of activities' -- 2.2.4 An assessment framework for 'normally' working in two or more Member States -- 2.3 Informing proactively -- 2.3.1 Introduction -- 2.3.2 Information on work classification for social security purposes -- 2.3.3 Non-binding ex ante A1-certificate outlook -- 2.3.4 Article 16-agreements -- 3 Transcending the limits of the EU social security law -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Upgrading the underlying assumptions of pursuing activities across borders -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.2.2 Including periods of inactivity into the concept of 'normally' working -- 3.2.3 Observing a longer period in time of work -- 3.2.4 Expanding the possibilities of a legal fiction -- 4 A social security 'crash barrier' by the CJEU? -- 5 Conclusion.
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Chapter 5: Possible routes towards legal certainty for highly mobile workers while thinking out-of-the-(pandoras)-box -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Setting the scene -- 1.2 Approach -- 1.3 Outline -- 2 Adapting the system of conflict rules of Regulation 883/2004 -- 2.1 Introduction: A special conflict rule for HMWs -- 2.2 Lex domicilii for HMWs -- 2.3 The closest link principle -- 2.4 Right of option for the applicable law -- 3 Expanding the system of conflict rules of Regulation 883/2004 -- 3.1 Introduction: From unicity towards plurality -- 3.2 Extending the Bosmann-principle: option for double affiliation -- 3.3 Separating the benefits from the contributions -- 4 Going beyond the existing framework -- 4.1 Introduction: Expanding or supplementing Regulation 883/2004 -- 4.2 A clause of mutual responsibility for disproportionate 'gaps' in social security protection -- 4.3 A (EU) hardship fund -- 4.4 A virtual Member State -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Feasibility and implementation challenges on multiple action levels -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Setting the scene -- 1.2 Approach -- 1.3 Outline -- 2 A short sketch of social policy competences of the EU -- 2.1 The TFEU and social security measures -- 2.2 The legislative procedure of legislative acts in the area of social security -- 2.3 Alternative: A flexible European integration approach -- 2.4 Alternative: Soft law options -- 3 Legal policy instruments and different levels of action -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Macro-level: Hard and soft law options on a supranational and national level -- 3.2.1 EU hard law -- 3.2.2 EU soft law -- 3.2.3 National hard law -- 3.3 Meso-level: Implementation rules -- 3.4 Micro-level: The HWW and the employer engaging in cross-border activities -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Annexes -- 5.1 ANNEX I Overview of possible policy actions and EU social security law on various action levels.
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5.2 ANNEX II Overview of proposed routes Chapters 4 and 5 towards more legal certainty for HMWs and possible policy implementations -- Chapter 7: Concluding remarks and policy recommendations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research outcome regarding legal uncertainty for HMWs -- 2.1 Findings of PART I -- 2.1.1 EU social security law and highly mobile workers -- 2.1.2 Reflections I -- 2.2 Findings of PART II -- 2.2.1 Towards more legal certainty and stability for highly mobile workers within the conflict rules -- 2.2.1.1 Increase clarity and transparency -- 2.2.1.2 Inform stakeholders proactively -- 2.2.2 Possible routes towards continuous social security protection for highly mobile workers in the light of EU law -- 2.2.2.1 Introduce a conflict rule for HMWs -- 2.2.2.2 A shift from unicity to plurality -- 2.2.2.3 Counterbalance disproportionate negative effects -- 2.2.2.4 Introduce a virtual Member State for HMWs -- 2.2.3 Reflections II -- 3 Closing Pandora's box: Recommendation and considerations towards more legal certainty for HMWs -- 3.1 The way forward -- 3.2 Some resolution strategies -- 3.2.1 Resolution strategies at the European level -- 3.2.1.1 Two short-term strategies: Providing financial relief and incentives -- 3.2.1.2 Two long-term strategies: Amending Regulation 883/2004 -- 3.2.2 A short-term resolution strategy at the national level -- 3.3 Final remarks -- Bibliography.
Additional Edition:
Print version: van Ooij, Eva Catharina Highly Mobile Workers and the Coordination of Social Security in the EU The Hague : Boom Uitgevers Den Haag,c2022 ISBN 9789462363199
Language:
English
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