Paul Schoukens, Gerard Everaet: “Reflection on Telework in Social Security Coordination”
Reflection on Telework in Social Security Coordination
Paul Schoukens, Ph. D., Professor, Faculty of Law and Criminology, KU Leuven, Blijde-Inkomststraat 19, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; paul.schoukens@kuleuven.be; ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0003-1935-9139
Gerard Everaet, M.A., Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Law and Criminology, KU Leuven, Blijde-Inkomststraat 19, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; gerard.everaet@kuleuven.be; ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0001-9754-6293
Summary
Telework has become prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has changed the way we look at work. However, the current EU rules for social security coordination were not designed to accommodate telework, with the lex loci laboris principle being understood in practical terms. During the pandemic, the European Commission initially suspended the coordination regulation rules to prevent sudden changes for workers, which caused unintended consequences and potential discrimination against intra-community migrants. To address these issues, options include changing the legal text of the coordination regulation, reinterpreting coordination rules, or concluding bilateral or multilateral agreements. Failure to take action could lead to continued discrimination by companies. In this regard, if no legislative action is taken, at least a common approach within the context of the Administrative Commission should be envisaged to ensure uniformity at the European level. The recent developments within the context of the Administrative Commission at least seem to go in that direction.
Key words: telework; EU social security coordination; cross-border work; COVID- 19 pandemic; lex loci laboris principle; discrimination
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3935/zpfz.73.23.8
Hrčak ID: 308879
URI: https://hrcak.srce.hr/308879
Pages: 373-390
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Promišljanja o radu na daljinu u kontekstu koordinacije sustava socijalne sigurnosti
Dr. sc. Paul Schoukens, profesor, Faculty of Law and Criminology, KU Leuven, Blijde-Inkomststraat 19, 3000 Leuven, Belgija; paul.schoukens@kuleuven.be; ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0003-1935-9139
Gerard Everaet, mag. iur., asistent, Faculty of Law and Criminology, KU Leuven, Blijde-Inkomststraat 19, 3000 Leuven, Belgija; gerard.everaet@kuleuven.be; ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0001-9754-6293
Sažetak
Rad na daljinu postao je prevladavajući način obavljanja rada tijekom trajanja pandemije bolesti COVID-19, zbog čega se promijenio i način na koji promišljamo o radu. Ipak, postojeća pravila EU-a o koordinaciji sustava socijalne sigurnosti nisu osmišljena na način da se u njih uklopi koncept rada na daljinu, s praktičnim shvaćanjem načela lex loci laboris. Tijekom pandemije Europska komisija je inicijalno suspendirala pravila o koordinaciji sustava socijalne sigurnosti kako bi se spriječile iznenadne promjene za radnike, što je dovelo do neželjenih posljedica i potencijalne diskriminacije radnika koji se kreću unutar Europske unije. Suočavanje s navedenim problemima uključuje nekoliko mogućnosti: izmjenu pravila o koordinaciji sustava socijalne sigurnosti, drukčije tumačenje postojećih pravila ili sklapanje bilateralnih odnosno multilateralnih ugovora. Nedjelovanje u tom smislu moglo bi dovesti do kontinuirane diskriminacije od strane trgovačkih društava (poslodavaca). Ako se ne poduzmu nikakve pravne mjere, trebalo bi barem predvidjeti zajednički pristup u okviru Administrativne komisije za koordinaciju sustava socijalne sigurnosti, a kako bi se osigurala ujednačenost na razini Europske unije. Čini se da nedavni razvoj u okviru Administrativne komisije ide u tom smjeru.
Ključne riječi: rad na daljinu, pravila o koordinaciji sustava socijalne sigurnosti Europske unije, prekogranični rad, pandemija bolesti COVID-19, načelo lex loci laboris, diskriminacija
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3935/zpfz.73.23.8
Hrčak ID: 308879
URI: https://hrcak.srce.hr/308879
Stranice: 373-390