E U R O P E A N U N I O N
In 2016 , two EU Directives pertaining to immigration were due to be transposed into national legislation by Member States :
The Enforcement Directive on the Posting of Workers
A " posted worker " is an employee who is sent by his employer in one Member State to carry out a service in another EU Member State on a temporary basis .
Directive 2014 / 67 / EU was approved in 2014 with the aim of strengthening the practical application of the 1996 Posting of Workers Directive , by addressing issues related to fraud , the circumvention of rules , and the exchange of information between the Member States .
Among other provisions , the Enforcement Directive requires employers to notify authorities of new postings , to maintain documents related to the posting and to designate a representative to liaise with authorities .
The Enforcement Directive was due to be implemented into the national legislation of the Member States by 18 June 2016 , but at the time of writing only half of the 28 Member States had fully or partially implemented its provisions .
On 8 March 2016 , the European Commission proposed a revision of the rules on posting of workers within the EU to ensure they remain fit for purpose . However , several Member States are resisting these proposals .
The EU ICT Directive
Directive 2014 / 66 / EC of 15 May 2014 “ on the conditions of entry and residence of thirdcountry nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer ” aims to create a consistent EU-wide system for non-EU nationals sent on assignment within a group of companies to EU Member States . The United Kingdom , Ireland and Denmark have opted out of the directive .
The deadline for EU Member States to transpose this directive into their national legislation was 29 November 2016 . However , as of the time of writing , only six Member States have implemented the directive .