Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Netherlands as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Netherlands: Minimum wage increase due in July
On July 1st 2015 the national monthly minimum wage in the Netherlands will increase …
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Netherlands: State pension age to increase more quickly
The lower house of parliament in the Netherlands has agreed to accelerate the increase in the state pension age …
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Netherlands: Statistics on women in managerial positions
Statistics Netherlands has revealed that, in 2014, nearly four in every 100 female employees in the Netherlands held a position in management …
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Netherlands: Bill expanding the influence of works councils
Views are being sought in the Netherlands on a draft law that regulates the influence of works councils on certain agreements affecting pensions and pay …
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Netherlands: Tougher rules on variable remuneration for financial sector
The Act on the Remuneration Policy of Financial Undertakings entered into force in the Netherlands on February 7th 2015 …
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Netherlands: No work permit required for Japanese nationals
The Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State has issued a significant ruling stating that Japanese workers do not require a work permit to work in the Netherlands …
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Netherlands: Extended leave rights now in force
On January 1st 2015 a number of provisions of the Modernisation of Leave and Working Hours Regulations came into force in the Netherlands …
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Netherlands: New double taxation treaty
A new double taxation treaty between the Netherlands and China now applies to all income received on or after January 1st 2015 …
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Netherlands: Work-related sickness absence low
According to Statistics Netherlands, 45% of all employees in the Netherlands were absent from work for at least one day in 2013 as result of illness …
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Netherlands: Minimum wage rise for 2015
The national minimum wage in the Netherlands will increase on January 1st 2015 …
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Netherlands: Revised GDP figures released
The European Commission’s statistical agency, Eurostat, has released revised statistics on GDP levels and growth rates in the European Union between 1997 and 2013 …
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Netherlands: Draft legislation on leave and working hours approved
A Bill that would make leave and working time arrangements in the Netherlands more flexible has been approved by the Lower House of Parliament …
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Netherlands: Percentage of female board members far below proposed quota
According to the European Commission’s latest statistics, in April 2014 women made up just 18 …
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Netherlands: Works-related costs scheme to be mandatory
The Dutch government’s 2015 Tax Plan has now been submitted to the House of Representatives …
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Netherlands: An iPad is a communication device for tax purposes
An Appeal Court in Amsterdam in the Netherlands has ruled that an iPad is a communication device — not a computer — for tax purposes …
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