15 April 2026
Employment contracts specify the number of hours an employee works per week. However, employees may sometimes be expected to work beyond these agreed hours, especially when approaching critical deadlines.
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Substantial compensation for pregnancy discrimination
According to the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) is guilty of discrimination for not entering into employment with a woman because of her pregnancy.
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7 July 2019
Compensation for culpable behaviour
To strike is a fundamental right. Employers should therefore be careful when increasing the pressure on employees to prevent a strike.
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29 April 2019
The establishment and rights of the European Works Council
At the end of last year, the Court of Rotterdam made a rare ruling on the European Works Council (EWC).
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29 April 2019
The ex-civil servant and the right to transitional compensation
From 2020, civil servants in the Netherlands will be entitled to a transition allowance on dismissal, just like ordinary employees.
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29 April 2019
Do these 5 components count when calculating holiday pay?
In the past it was relatively easy to determine holiday pay (vacation wages).
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29 November 2018
Being late for work could get you fired
An employee’s working hours are often defined within the employment contract – however in practice, employees may arrive at work late.
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28 May 2018
When the employment relationship derails
Tensions between supervisors and employees occur in the best organisations.
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8 August 2016
Recent changes in the business climate in the Netherlands
When deciding whether or not to establish a company or subsidiary in the Netherlands, the legal form of the business is one important issue, another is the people who will be working for the company.
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7 March 2016
Have wrongful dismissal annulled within two months!
On 1 July 2015, dismissal law drastically changed.
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