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Re:Many UK petrol stations run dry amid panic buying by bserge on Sunday September 26, 2021 @04:18PM (#28664268)
> Polish drivers paid Polish wages were driving in the UK

There is a law specifically against that. Basically, if you drive mainly in Belgium, for example, you get paid local wage regardless of where your employer is based.

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Re:Many UK petrol stations run dry amid panic buying by mrtksn on Sunday September 26, 2021 @04:32PM (#28664406)
Maybe it's new or they are gaming the system? I remember reading this among leftist arguments for leaving the EU. They were complaining about foreign companies sending their workers to countries with higher standards when still paying the workers the low salaries.
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Re:Many UK petrol stations run dry amid panic buying by rwmj on Monday September 27, 2021 @08:58AM (#28670111)
It's the Posted Workers Directive. They've been revising it recently to make it more watertight: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=471
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