Implementation of the Posted Workers Reform Directive in Germany

On 28 June 2018, the EU Posted Workers Reform Directive (2018/957) (the „Reform Directive“) was passed, which contains extensive changes to the EU Posted Workers Directive of 1996 (96/71/EC). The implementation into EU Member State national law must now take place by 30 July 2020. Under German law, this especially means that the Posted Workers Act (Arbeitnehmerentsendegesetz – AEntG), which currently implements the (old) Posted…