Posting of workers: enhancing administrative cooperation and access to information
Support for transnational cooperation to improve posting of workers' rights enforcement and information access under the European Pillar of Social Rights.
This call funds projects that enhance cooperation among public authorities and stakeholders on posting of workers. It aims to improve information access and enforcement of workers' rights across EU countries. Projects should develop training, peer reviews, and online platforms for better transparency and compliance.
Likely relevant for
- Public authorities involved in labor and social affairs
- Social partners and worker organizations
- Research institutions studying labor mobility and working conditions
- IT developers for online information platforms
Project signals
What it funds
- Projects promoting transnational cooperation among public authorities and stakeholders on posting of workers
- Development or improvement of exchanges, peer reviews, and training programs for officials and social partners
- Enhancement of administrative cooperation and mutual assistance in monitoring compliance
- Creation or improvement of online platforms for accessible, quality information targeted at posted workers
- Collection and evaluation of original data on posting processes and working conditions
- Collaboration between universities, research centers, and social partners for evidence-based analysis
Expected outcomes
- Improved cooperation and knowledge sharing among competent authorities and stakeholders
- Increased transparency and accessibility of employment condition information for posted workers
- Enhanced enforcement of Posting of Workers Directive provisions
- Better evidence base through data collection and research
- User-friendly online platforms providing specific information to posted workers
Who can apply / participate
- Public authorities
- Social partners and stakeholders
- Universities and research institutes
- Consortia involving multiple stakeholders including public authorities, social partners, and research institutions are encouraged
- Applicants from EU Member States as specified in the call document
- Applicants must comply with conditions for receiving EU funding as detailed in the call document
- Exact eligible countries and consortium size requirements must be verified in the call document
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility criteria regarding applicant types and countries
- Specific budget limits and funding rates
- Consortium composition requirements
Money
Total budget of approximately 4 million EUR for 2026 under a single-stage submission model.
- Total budget — 4000000EURBudget for the 2026 call year
Application notes
- Single-stage submission via the Funding & Tenders Portal only; no paper submissions allowed.
- Application Form Part A and B
- Annexes and supporting documents in PDF
- Mandate to act for all applicants must be confirmed
- Declaration of honour required before grant signature
- Proposal page limit: 70 pages maximum
- Submit application electronically before the deadline
- Use forms provided in the Submission System
- Confirm eligibility and capacity to receive EU funding
- Follow evaluation criteria and scoring thresholds
- Check detailed eligibility and consortium rules in the call document
- Evaluation thresholds: overall 70/100 points with minimum per criterion
- Deadlines and evaluation timeline must be strictly observed
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Topic description
Expected Outcome: This call for proposals supports implementation of the following key 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. The general objective of this call for proposals is therefore contributing to the implementation of the key principles of the pillar in the area of posting of workers. The specific objectives are the following: a) To promote transnational cooperation among public authorities and stakeholders, including the promotion of the use of IMI and sharing experiences and best 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 Member States 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. Scope: Expected results will include the development of new or the improvement of existing exchanges, peer reviews and/or training programmes between officials of competent public authorities and/or between relevant social partners and stakeholders in the contexts of monitoring the compliance with and enforcement of the applicable rules in relation to posted workers, and/or of administrative cooperation and mutual assistance. Furthermore, the results will include the development/improvement of online platforms for the collection and dissemination of quality, user-friendly, and specific information targeted at posted workers.
Conditions and documents
Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
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 beneficiary and affiliated entity will have to confirm this again by signing a declaration of honour (DoH).
Applications must be readable, accessible and printable, not exceeding [70] pages.
2. Eligible countries
As described in the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
As described in the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
As described in the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
As described in the call document.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
The award criteria for this call are described in the call document. (full details in section 9. of the call, pages 16-17)
Award criteria / Minimum pass score / Maximum score
- Relevance / 28 / 40
- Quality - Project design and implementation / 14 / 20
- Quality - Project team and cooperation arrangements / 14 / 20
- Impact / 14 / 20
- Overall (pass) scores / 70 / 100
Maximum points: 100 points.
Individual thresholds per criterion: 28/40, 14/20, 14/20 and 14/20 points.
Overall threshold: 70/100 points.
Proposals that pass the individual thresholds AND the overall threshold will be considered for funding - within the limits of the available budget (i.e. up to the budget ceiling). Other proposals will be rejected.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
As described in the call document.
Call opening: 30/04/2026
Deadline for submission: 06/10/2026 – 17:00:00 CET (Brussels)
Evaluation: October – December 2026
Information on evaluation results: January – February 2027
GA signature: March – May 2027
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Call document and annexes:
Call document : https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/esf/wp-call/2026/call-fiche_esf-2026-pow_en.pdf
Application form templates
Standard application form (ESF and SOCPL) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
Support information
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals . IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes. IT How to - Funding Tenders Opportunities - Detailed instructions on how to apply for EU funding, from how to register your organisation, how to manage the roles and access rights to your organisations, proposals and to how to submit your proposal. It gives also detailed instructions on and on how to manage your grant if you are selected. Support overview : Page gathering all support tools (overview, guidance and manuals, FAQ's, helpdesk, support videos) ESF+ direct (EaSI) For help related to this call , if you did not find an answer in the various support means , please contact: − general questions on ESF+: EMPL-EaSI@ec.europa.eu − call-specific questions: EMPL-ESF-2026-POW@ec.europa.eu
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