Cross-border recruitment using shell companies: The (improper) use of letterbox companies in the labour market

Jan Cremers

Cross-border recruitment using shell companies: The (improper) use of letterbox companies in the labour market

Jan Cremers

Private Business and Labour Law

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Abstract

This revised and updated contribution examines the (possible) relationship between letterbox companies and practices in the labour market that appear to be ‘perfectly legal’ but may be questionable or illegal, not only from a moral point of view. The paper explores the scientific knowledge about letterbox companies in the form of national and foreign companies and elaborates notions introduced in an earlier paper version.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Tilburg
Publisher	Tilburg University
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 10 Dec 2025

Publication series

Name	INT-AR Papers
Publisher	Tilburg Law School
No.	9
Volume	INT-AR Paper
ISSN (Electronic)	2468-2551

Keywords

LABOUR MARKET
MOBILITY
free movement, recruitment, compliance, regime-shopping, posting, social security
artificial arrangements

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Cross-border recruitment using shell companies: The (improper) use of letterbox companies in the labour market

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