Access to Social Protection (Recommendation)
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Access to Social Protection (Recommendation)

The protection of workers and the self-employed by social protection schemes is to be improved and harmonised EU-wide. The EU Commission has called for this in a proposal for a Recommendation to the Member States.

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In cep’s view, improving the transferability of benefit entitlements promotes mobility and flexibility on the employment market. However, uniform requirements regarding the scope of the insurance obligations of workers and the self-employed give rise to higher costs for contributors.

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Access to Social Protection COM(2018) 132 (publ. 10.30.2018) PDF 195 KB Download
Access to Social Protection COM(2018) 132