member state on a temporary basis but the directive has come under fire critics say it promotes wage dumping. equal pay for the same work in the same country the room pertains to all employees in the european union being sent from one country to another for example if a construction worker from warsaw is sent by his polish company to germany he has the right to earn at least german minimum wage in the future he'll receive the same money as his german colleagues including the usual benefits that's according to a european commission legal initiative the previous so-called postered workers act was from the year nine hundred ninety six when the e.u. only had fifteen member states there was a pay gap of one to three the law was meant to bring payment parity then eastern european countries became member states now the e.u. is much larger the pay gap to its now at one to ten that means workers in luxemburg