Business trips
Project work and hands-on tasks abroad, from the first day. Even a meeting or conference can trigger one.
Missing A1 certificates during cross border travel can trigger severe penalties and delayed trips. WorkFlex assesses every travel request instantly and issues required A1 or CoC documents automatically.
Hundreds of companies trust WorkFlex to handle their global travel compliance.
An A1 or a Certificate of Coverage (CoC) keeps an employee in their home social security system the moment they work abroad.
For work in the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
For non-EU destinations wherever a bilateral social security treaty applies.
Project work and hands-on tasks abroad, from the first day. Even a meeting or conference can trigger one.
Even a short work-from-anywhere trip requires an A1 from day one, with no minimum stay.
Longer postings need one matching the exact dates.
Regular work in 2+ states needs a multi state A1 (Article 13).
Who applies? The employer applies in the home country before departure, never the employee. Read the full A1 guide.
A missing A1 is not a paperwork nicety. It leaves you non-compliant on paper and unprotected when a claim arises, and the consequences land on the employer.
Authorities can issue fines during checks, and workers without a valid A1 have been turned away from client sites or denied entry at the border.
It is unclear which country's social security applies, so in a claim one insurer can refuse to pay while the other country still demands contributions.
With the help of A1s and CoCs, WorkFlex ensures social security compliance in all EU and EEA countries, and other non-EU countries. Adding new countries for our clients on request. WorkFlex Social Security Certificate extends coverage globally, safeguarding employees wherever they travel.
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Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Norway
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Canada
Chile
Peru
United States
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Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions.
With WorkFlex, an A1 certificate or Certificate of Coverage is triggered with one click, or automatically the moment an employee's trip is requested. There is no manual portal work: WorkFlex is integrated directly into your travel tool and HRIS, so the right certificate is initiated from the trip request itself, without extra HR admin.
WorkFlex issues A1 certificates across all EU and EEA countries and Switzerland. For non-EU destinations it issues Certificates of Coverage wherever a social security agreement exists, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Chile, Peru and Uruguay, with further countries available on request.
If there is no social security treaty in place between two countries, WorkFlex issues a WorkFlex Social Security Statement that explains that the legal background and social security rules have been assessed and apply. This document is also issued as temporary documentation when waiting for official government documents.
Yes. A1 certificates apply within the EU, EEA and Switzerland, while Certificates of Coverage apply for non-EU countries that have a social security agreement. WorkFlex determines which document each trip needs and initiates the correct one automatically, so you don't have to know the distinction for every destination.
Yes. Processing times vary by country, so WorkFlex files the application as soon as the trip is requested and gives you the proof of submission that is generally accepted for travel, then tracks the certificate through to issue, so a slow authority doesn't hold up the trip.
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