European Court of Justice decides in favor of Polish delegated workers

A Finnish labor union has brought a case to the European Court of Justice against Elektrobudowa S.A. which hired Polish workers and consequently delegated them to construction work in Finland. Having not received the minimum wages collectively agreed upon by Finnish labor unions in the construction sector, the 186 workers sought to be compensated with the help of the Finns. The European Court of Justice passed a verdict saying that minimum wage laws in a given country also concern delegates from other countries in the EC. Travel allowance should be considered as part of the minimum pay offered to the workers, although housing and food allowances should not be counted as pay.