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Q&A: UK dispute over foreign workers

By Andrew Taylor, Andy Bounds, Stanley Pignal and Ben Fenton

Published: February 3 2009 16:16 | Last updated: February 3 2009 16:16

What is the workers’ case? Are they arguing that Total is flouting EU labour law, or that EU labour law needs to be changed?

Foreign contractors who employ their own staff on a temporary project are bound by the EU’s posted workers directive, which stipulates that the foreigners must enjoy the same legal rights and pay as British workers.

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