According to trade union FNV be in Dutch shipyards widely deployed Romanian workers. Employers pay social security contributions for their place in the Netherlands and workers receive lower remuneration than their Dutch counterparts. According to the union, employers abuse of a European system for temporary posting of foreign workers. Employers deny that there is a spurious one.
GS Yard
FNV refers in particular to an investigation by the Labour Inspectorate to pay 100 Romanians in a shipyard GS Yard in Groningen housings. The welders employed by subcontractor Breejen The work, which has a branch in Sliedrecht, but officially established in Romania. They receive a gross hourly wage of around € 1, which is then increased by a net daily allowance, making them net earning € 2,100 per month, based on a working week of 56 hours. Dutch employees would receive € 4,300 for the same work.
“This is a € 4,300 gross amount ‘, Masha Black FNV clarification request . “But the difference is apparent when you look at labor costs for the employer. A Romanian employee pays the company only a fraction more than € 2,100 per month is paid to the employee. But for a Dutch welder employer pays approximately € 7,000 per month, for social contributions.
A1-r egeling
the Breejen work works with the so-called A1 scheme intended for employees who are sent by their boss for a limited period to an EU country. Employers pay in this case, the social contributions, such as retirement and health insurance in the home country of the employee.
see According to the union employers the scheme as a revenue model. Temporary secondment often would no longer be. With the result that foreign workers working for years in the Netherlands without paying premiums for them. Dutch employees would this be the victim, because they are too expensive.
FNV estimates that dozens of Dutch shipyards of the A1 scheme abuse make. “Premium Shopping is popular,” says Black. “Obviously, because it saves a lot of labor costs. I estimate that there are hardly any taxes and contributions are paid through this apparent construction of a small 100,000 jobs in the Netherlands. Thereby undermining companies our social safety net, not only in the Netherlands but throughout Europe.
No spurious
Alex den Breejen, one of the shareholders of the family business the Breejen Work, denies in response that there is a spurious one. According to him, conforms to the way of working on both the Dutch, Romanian and European legislation. “I do not like the FNV. But that does not make it illegal yet. “Except one letter says Den Breejen have heard from the FNV. “I suspect they now play through the media, because they also feel themselves that they have legally no leg to stand on.”
the Breejen claims that he has been in contact with the tax authorities to check whether his method complies with the rules. “The Administration does not agree that the Romanians are taxed in the Netherlands, because it means that they are entitled to social benefits and family allowances and unemployment benefits.
Minimum collective level
He stressed that all Romanians working in the Netherlands receive remuneration which is minimal at collective level. “The contract of the Romanians consists of a basic contract, based on the Romanian wages and an additional contract to ensure that workers receive a reward at collective level.”
Volgens the Breejen is for the European institutions, providing the A1-forms, to check whether there is an abuse of the A1 scheme. “We work not long before GS Yard. It is sometimes difficult to determine how long people work somewhere. If the FNV it sees problems, then they should be with the controlling European authorities.
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