On 14 June 2022, the European Union (EU) Administrative Commission (鈥渢he Commission鈥�) agreed to extend the 鈥渘o-impact policy鈥� for social security for frontier workers until the end of 2022.1听However, the Commission calls this extension a 鈥渢ransitional period鈥� to allow people covered by the 鈥渘o-impact鈥� policy to adjust to the change. This means that workers who reside in one EU member state and work in another EU member state can work from home longer (more than 25 percent of time) and remain covered by social security in the country where their employer is located.2听 听
Why this matters
The extension of 鈥渘o-impact policy鈥� allows frontier workers to (continue to) work from home without becoming subject to social security in their country of residence
Background
A 鈥渘o-impact鈥� policy in social security was introduced during the global lockdown related to the coronavirus pandemic with the aim of avoiding change to applicable social security laws for cross-border workers who were forced/advised to stay and work at home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 virus. The 鈥渘o-impact鈥� policy was originally introduced for six months and the last extension was set to expire at the end June 2022. (For prior coverage, see听GMS Flash Alert听2021-236, 15 September 2021.)
However, with upcoming summer holidays and the continued presence of COVID-19, which is expected to increase again in the autumn, it has been decided to extend 鈥渘o-impact鈥� policy until the end of 2022.听
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It seems reasonable to extend the 鈥渘o-impact鈥� policy for frontier workers and we are hopeful that remote working will be considered with a view toward more permanent changes for coordinating rules for social security.听听
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1听 For information on EU Social Security coordination (in English), see "EU Social Security Coordination" on the website for the European Commission's "Employment, Social Affairs, & Inclusion" committee click听.听 Also see "Official documents" by clicking听.听 Also, this information was shared publicly by a member of the Conciliation board of the EU鈥檚 Administrative Commission for the coordination of social security schemes on his LinkedIn page (see:听).听听Please note that by clicking on this URL, you are leaving the 乐鱼(Leyu)体育官网 website for an external site, that 乐鱼(Leyu)体育官网 is not affiliated or nor is it endorsed by 乐鱼(Leyu)体育官网.听 The use of the external site and its content may be subject to the terms of use and/or privacy policies of its owner or operator.
2听 For a prior report, see听GMS Flash Alert听2020-068, 18 March 2020.
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