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11 February 2026

Love in the workplace: boundless?

Valentine’s Day is approaching once again, which raises the question: what should be done if a romantic relationship between colleagues leads to tension and problems in the workplace? If such a relationship has a negative impact on work performance or the working atmosphere, is an employer allowed to prohibit a relationship between employees, or to impose limits? These questions regularly arise in practice and legal proceedings.

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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.

25 June 2012

It’s my way or the high way’-approach costs employer small fortune

In a recent judgment (LJN: BW1460), the Dutch sub district Court emphasised once again the importance of having a complete personnel file of malfunctioning when seeking dissolution of an employment contract.

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).