13 May 2026
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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Dismissal with a hefty price tag
The law lists several grounds for dismissal. An employer can terminate the employment contract if one of these grounds, or a combination of them, is present. It must also be clear that the employee cannot be re-employed within the organisation. One of the grounds for dismissal under the law is a damaged working relationship.
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19 February 2024
Summary dismissal: the dismissal letter
Shortly before the summer holidays, the Supreme Court delivered two rulings on summary dismissal. These refer to the urgent reason notice requirement in the dismissal letter and the claim for compensation from an employee who is summarily dismissed.
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12 February 2024
Webinar ‘Employment law for HR professionals: update 2024’
Need a quick update on the latest developments in employment law? Amber Willemsen and Seliz Demirci will give a webinar 'Employment law for HR professionals: update 2024' on 27 February 2024.
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28 January 2024
Violation of a recommencement of employment condition: what does it cost?
Most employers in the Netherlands are aware that the rollout of a restructuring involving compulsory redundancies is bound by the necessary rules.
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22 January 2024
Prohibition on restrictions and self-employed persons
The question regularly arises whether a supplier can prohibit the personnel it deploys - agency workers and seconded workers - from being employed by the hirer.
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17 January 2024
Latest addition to the fundamental right to holidays
It is well-known: ‘Europe’ considers the right to four weeks’ paid holiday to be a fundamental right. For many years, the EU Court of Justice has emphasised this ‘essential principle of social law’ in case law.
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22 November 2023
Small hearts, big consequences
Since the MeToo movement in 2017, the number of court rulings involving sexually transgressive behaviour has increased exponentially.
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20 November 2023
Work wherever you want in 2023?!
The corona pandemic has been behind us for a while now. A period when working from home or elsewhere than in the workplace was the norm.
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2 October 2023
The new study costs clause
Since 1 August 2022, employers may no longer charge employees for the cost of certain training and education through a study cost clause.
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