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30 March 2026

Help! Is my freelancer actually an employee?

That the question of whether an agreement constitutes an employment contract or a contract for services is still very much alive, was once again demonstrated this summer by two recent court rulings.

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10 March 2021

Oral notification remains invalid

An employer is obliged to inform an employee no later than one month before the end date of his/her temporary employment contract whether the contract will be extended or not.

17 February 2021

Guide for employers in vaccination maze

Anyone who told an employer outside of healthcare a year ago that they should be involved in vaccination issues would have been declared crazy.

5 January 2021

Indirect vaccination obligation in the workplace

What options does an employer have to urge or coerce employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19?

23 December 2020

The non-competition clause as a written record

Every employer fears it: employees who defect to a competitor and want to share trade secrets with their new employer for a higher salary.

16 December 2020

Why you can’t ignore your non-compete clause

Non-compete, non-competition, business and partner relation clauses; learn why these stipulations are commonly included in employment contracts, when they are legally valid in the Netherlands, what makes them so important, and why you cannot ignore them.

3 November 2020

Corona crisis in the workplace: lessons learned

Entrepreneurs and business owners have been suffering from the corona crisis for six months.

2 November 2020

The trial period

The trial period (or probationary period) is a period of time during which the employer and the employee can check, more or less without obligation, whether the employment contract is satisfactory.

2 September 2020

NOW 3.0 and dismissal for business economic reasons (redundancy)

The corona crisis is still gripping many business owners. Turnover remains under pressure, while costs continue - such as wage costs.

19 August 2020

Voluntary departure scheme? What you need to know

Due to the corona crisis, companies are critically examining their entire organisation.