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13 May 2026

Dismissal of an employee due to long-term incapacity for work

As an employer, you may terminate the employment relationship with a sick employee after 104 weeks of sickness. This can be done via a settlement agreement or with a dismissal permit from the UWV. But when exactly can you apply for such a permit?

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3 February 2025

Taking action against damage to employer reputation

Most employers include confidentiality clauses in employment and termination agreements.

29 January 2025

Strengthening Works Council Rights in Bankruptcy Cases

For the second time in five years, a proposed bill was open for public consultation, introducing new rules that automatically transfer employees to the acquiring company during a restart after bankruptcy.

20 January 2025

Respecting co-determination rights

Works councils do not often take legal action against their own management. Typically, they try to resolve disputes through constructive dialogue with the management or entrepreneur, which is often the preferred approach. However, if dialogue fails, works councils (WC) have several legal avenues available.

15 January 2025

Request for Permanent Employment

Since August 1, 2022, employers in the Netherlands must comply with the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Act.

23 December 2024

Is your company ready for a four-day work week?

With effect from 1 January 2025, AFAS will introduce a four-day working week for all its employees, who will retain their current five-day salary. Employees already working less than five days will be compensated.

18 December 2024

Three-strikes-and-you’re-out policy

In staff manuals I regularly come across the rule that a third warning automatically leads to dismissal with immediate effect. In baseball terminology, this is called a ‘three-strikes-and-you’re-out’ policy. An employer from Eindhoven also called this an ‘oei-foei-doei’ policy.

16 December 2024

Investigations into undesirable behaviour in the workplace

Physical attacks, (sexual)harassment, verbal abuse, but also inappropriate comments – these are all forms of undesirable behaviour in the workplace.

11 December 2024

Working from home not an entitlement for the time being

The corona crisis changed how organisations think about working from home. It even led to a legislative proposal; the Work Where You Want Act (wetsvoorstel ‘werken waar je wilt’) aimed at making it easier for employees and employers to reach agreements on hybrid working.

9 December 2024

Employers’ liability for a burnout?

Small mistakes can have large consequences. The same applies at work: employers’ liability is easily on the cards. Excessive work pressure, inhalation of hazardous substances or physical overload.