Blogs by 'Godelijn Boonman'

7 March 2016

Have wrongful dismissal annulled within two months!

On 1 July 2015, dismissal law drastically changed.

15 September 2015

ILO case law: The international organisation and the termination of the employment agreement in the trial period

Several international organisations are situated in The Hague.

12 April 2015

Immunity of international organisations in labour disputes

Various international organisations are based in the Netherlands.

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.

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).