Figures showing that there would be very small financial savings from a deregulation policy with high social costs disappeared from a European Commission document before its publication. 

The social cost of European Commission plans to weaken rules on the posting of workers will be far higher than the small savings which would be made by businesses, trade unions are warning.The European Commission today published a proposal to create a single EU system for the declaration of posted workers, the goal of which should have been ensuring better compliance with and enforcement of rules.

The European trade union movement is sounding the alarm at proposals being tabled for the EU Talent Pool. The proposal would greenlight recruitment sharks who use exploitative methods.