Employment law court cases

NETHERLANDS Court Limburg District Court / Supreme Court Date issued 8th November 2019 Subject Termination of an employee on a “dormant employment” contract Substance The Limburg District Court asked the Supreme Court whether an employer must, at some point, terminate a disabled employee who is at home and unpaid because they are on a “dormant employment contract” …

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NETHERLANDS Court District Court of Central Netherlands Date issued 4th November 2019 Subject Misuse of funds by Works Council Chair Substance In this case, the chief of the National Police dismissed the former Chair of the Central Works Council for a breach of duty, after an investigation found unacceptable behaviour, including unauthorised expenses, tampering with receipts and invoices, using works council budget balances for their own personal expenses, and organising expensive events for their own benefit …

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There is very little case law on the matter, but there are some known cases which settled out of court …

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