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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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11 September 2014

Changes Dutch labour law

Starting January 2015 a new Dutch labour law will be the source of many changes.

23 April 2014

An employee needs to take a non compete or relations clause seriously

Most employment agreements contain a non-compete clause or a business relations clause.

16 April 2014

When does a bonus have to be paid?

These days a bonus is almost a standard component of an employee’s terms of employment.

26 December 2012

Place of work determines applicable law

The Rome Convention determines the law applicable to contractual obligations entered into between 1 September 1991 and 17 December 2009.

25 June 2012

It’s my way or the high way’-approach costs employer small fortune

In a recent judgment (LJN: BW1460), the Dutch sub district Court emphasised once again the importance of having a complete personnel file of malfunctioning when seeking dissolution of an employment contract.

6 June 2011

Does Dutch law protect foreign employees against unjust dismissal?

In the Netherlands an employee who has an indefinite contract can not be dismissed without the prior approval of a subdistrict court and / or the so called UWV Werkbedrijf.

9 August 2010

Firing expats is no longer a breeze

According to a ruling of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal in 2010, employers cannot fire an expat employee without the consent of the court or the UWV (Uitvoering Werknemersverzekeringen – Employee Insurance Schemes Implementing Body).