Blogs by 'Amber Willemsen'

21 August 2024

Bonus: a favor or a right?

In addition to the fixed salary, an employee can often earn an additional bonus. Conditions may be attached to the payment of the bonus. The employment contract or bonus scheme often states that the employer determines whether an employee is entitled to a bonus. This is called “discretionary authority.” How free is the employer to decide whether or not to pay a bonus? And can an employee acquire a right to the bonus?

31 July 2024

Free holiday days during illness?

Illness and holidays: a topic that many employers have to deal with. How does it work if an employee becomes ill before or during his holiday and how does it then work with cancelling holiday days in this regard?

27 May 2024

A second trial period: is that possible?

Many employers are in the understanding that a trial period can only be validly agreed upon in the first employment contract with the employee. However, this is not always the case.

25 March 2024

Termination of employment at retirement age

Employees in the Netherlands enjoy a high degree of protection against dismissal. An exception to dismissal protection applies to employees who have reached retirement age.

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.

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.

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.

2 August 2023

Daylight robbery

People have been working from home en masse since the corona pandemic and, contrary to the expectations of some labour market experts, there seems to be no change in this trend. This is hardly surprising as working from home can have benefits for both employers and employees.

24 April 2023

Working from home: right or privilege?

Before the Pandemic, working from home was not facilitated by all employers. During the Pandemic, we proved altogether that (long-term) working from home and/or working at a different location than the office can work very well.