Posting of workers in the EU 2021-2022: changes in foreign law, tax and labor law practice

The conference is intended for businesses that post workers to:
Germany, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Poland, Lithuania and France.
Conference presentations will be held remotely, in English.

The conference will include presentations from:

– ILAW LEXTAL partner, lawyer Tomas Bagdanskis (Moderator, Lithuania);
– Hans-Jacob Reinlund Sæther (Lawyer, Norway);
– Tax Adviser Daniel Rheydt and Lawyer Raimund E. Walch (Germany);
– Lawyer Kalle Pedak (Finland);
– Lawyer Sander van Riel (Netherlands);
– Petter Wenehult, lawyer (Sweden);
– Andrew Mazeika and Alex Christen (United Kingdom), lawyers;
– Lawyer Aline Vanneste (Belgium);
– Lawyer Uwe Augustin (France);
– ILAW LEXTAL associate partner, lawyer Ingrida Steponavičienė (Lithuania);
– Svetlana Naumčik, Associate Partner of ILAW LEXTAL (Lithuania);
– ILAW LEXTAL senior lawyer, lawyer Rūta Globytė (Lithuania).

Program:

Each country’s lecturer will review topics related to his country’s legislation:

• Recent changes in legal acts regulating the employment relations of posted workers, social guarantees, taxation, other benefits.
• Recent changes in local legislation that have been aligned with the Posting of Workers Directive.
• Legal regulation of the work of posted workers and conditions to be met by the posting:

  – Minimum / maximum wage requirements;
  – Working / rest time and holiday requirements;
  – Implementation of the collective agreement and safety and health requirements: what steps are mandatory when posting workers (eg. notifying posted workers to foreign authorities)?
  – Practical advice, insights. Risks that need to be checked.

• Short-term vs. long-term posting of workers: what defines short-term and long-term posting? What are the legal and tax consequences of the posting period (staff documentation, tax liabilities, etc.).
• What are the main differences between posting a worker and posting a worker through a temporary employment?
• Regulation, calculation and taxation of the payment of daily allowances. Can the daily allowance be part of the minimum wage?
• Calculation, payment and declaration of personal income tax and social security contributions from the income of the posted worker and from the income of the employee working under a temporary employment contract (employee rent). When are these taxes paid in a separate country? Who is responsible for calculating, paying and declaring taxes – the employee himself or the employer? When do taxes have to be paid (what is the moment of taxation)? What are the tax rates in different countries (is there a proportionality of taxation)? What are the formalities of tax administration: registration as a taxpayer, declaration, submission of forms, etc.?
• Can posted / temporary workers influence permanent establishment position in a foreign country? What are the main criteria for establishing a permanent establishment in a foreign country? How is the domicile regulated in the country concerned? What are the tax consequences of having a permanent establishment in a foreign country? Is it necessary to register as a VAT payer? Deduction of mission expenses, deductions allowed in the respective state.

About us

MB „Mokymų klubas“ organize conferences and seminars with lithuanian and other country experts. Thats why our conferences and seminars are popular between Lithuanian and International companies. Seminars and conferences are led by qualified experts in their field, so training participants can be assured that they will receive high quality services. Our core competencies are labor law, tax law, accounting, data protection, finance, health and safety.

Conference agenda

9:00 Start of the conference
10:30 – 10:45 Break
12:15 – 13:15 Break
14:45 – 15:00 Break
16:30 End of the conference

Conference price

170 Eur + VAT. In the case of more than one representative from the same company, the second and other participants are subject to a 25% discount!

Conference duration:

8 acad. hrs.

The conference will take place:

2021-10-13 Distance learning

Seats are limited!
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If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them: +370 5 239 4591, hello@postingworkers.eu