Posting of workers: enhancing administrative cooperation and access to information (Topic 1)
ESF Project Grants
Basic Information
- Identifier
- ESF-2023-POW-UDW-01
- Programme
- Posting of workers: enhancing administrative cooperation and access to information, and activities to tackle undeclared work
- Programme Period
- 2021 - 2027
- Status
- Closed (31094503)
- Opening Date
- February 21, 2023
- Deadline
- May 3, 2023
- Deadline Model
- single-stage
- Budget
- €5,000,000
- Min Grant Amount
- –
- Max Grant Amount
- –
- Expected Number of Grants
- –
- Keywords
- ESF-2023-POW-UDW-01ESF-2023-POW-UDW
Description
The Topic 1 of this call for proposals supports implementation, application and enforcement of the Posting of workers Directive 96/71/EC (Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services) and the Amending Directive (EU) 2018/957, (Directive (EU) 2018/957 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 amending Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services) as well as the implementation of the Enforcement Directive 2014/67/EU, (Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’)).
The specific objectives of are the following:
a) To promote transnational cooperation and increase mutual trust among public authorities in charge of the implementation of administrative cooperation and mutual assistance as well as monitoring the compliance with and enforcement of the applicable rules and stakeholders, including the promotion of the use of the Internal Market Information System (IMI) and sharing experiences and evidence-based good practices in this respect;
b) To increase the accessibility, transparency and quality of the information concerning the terms and conditions of employment to be respected and the existing practices in the MS to monitor and enforce the provisions of the Posting of Workers Directive;
c) To promote the evidence basis through the collection and evaluation of original data, and the analysis specific to the posting process and posted workers' working conditions, including through the collaboration between universities across various disciplines, research centres and institutes and stakeholders, in particular social partners.
Thus, this call will contribute to the following principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights: 3. Equal opportunities; 5. Secure and adaptable employment; 6. Wages; 7. Information about employment conditions and protection in case of dismissals; 8. Social dialogue and involvement of workers; 10. Healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment and data protection; 12. Social protection; and 20. Access to essential services.
Scope:The call intends to support the Commission and the Member States to understand existing and new challenges and develop initiatives in the field of posting of workers and a decent work agenda. The proper functioning of administrative cooperation between Member States and improved access to information on applicable terms and conditions of employment and administrative requirements for companies in a transparent and accessible manner, are essential for the correct application, implementation and enforcement of the Directives
Eligibility & Conditions
Conditions
1. Eligible countries: as described in the Call document.
• EU Member States (and their overseas countries and territories) ;
• EEA countries, in accordance with the EEA Agreement;
• EU acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries, in line with the agreements concluded with them.
• Third countries having signed an agreement to participate in the strand or a third country listed in the EaSI work programme if necessary for the achievement of the objectives of an action.
Do note that for certain calls only EU Member States and EEA countries are eligible
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: as described in the Call document.
Applications must be submitted before the call deadline and electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System. Paper submissions are NOT possible.
Applications (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System.
Applications must be complete and contain:
- Application Form (Part A)
- Application Form (Part B)
- Annexes and supporting documents (to be uploaded as PDF files).
At proposal submission, the lead applicant will have to confirm that it has the mandate to act for all applicants; that the information in the application is correct and complete and that the participants comply with the conditions for receiving EU funding (especially eligibility, financial and operational capacity, exclusion, etc). Before signing the grant, each beneficiaries and affiliated entities will have to confirm this again by signing a declaration of honour (DoH).
Applications must be readable, accessible and printable, not exceeding [70] pages.
3. Evaluation
The award criteria for this call are as follows:
- Relevance:extent to which objectives of the project match the themes and priorities and objectives of the call; European/trans-national dimension; the target groups and the degree to which the proposal facilitates cooperation between different stakeholders; use of innovative approaches; possibility to use the results in other countries; added value of the proposed substantive deliverables in the area of:
- Quality:
Project design and implementation: technical quality, clarity and consistency of project, objectives and planning; logical links between the identified problems, needs and solutions proposed; methodology for implementing the project (concept and methodology, management, procedures, timetable, risks and risk management, monitoring and evaluation); feasibility of the project within the proposed time frame; cost effectiveness (sufficient/appropriate budget for proper implementation). (Max. 20 points).
- Impact: expected long-term impact of results on target groups/general public; comprehensiveness, clarity and expected effectiveness of the plan for communication and dissemination of the projects' results; sustainability of results after EU funding ends. (Max. 20 points)
4. Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement: as described in the Call document.
Call opening: 21 February 2023
GA signature: October 2023-January 2024
5. Proposal templates, guidance and model grant agreements (MGA):
Standard proposal template: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/temp-form/af/af_esf-socpl_en.pdf
Call document : https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/esf/wp-call/2023/call-fiche_esf-2023-pow-udw_en.pdf
Guide for applicantshttps://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/om_en.pdf
Mono/Multi-beneficiary Model Grant Agreement: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/agr-contr/general-mga_esf-socpl_en.pdf
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