Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Netherlands as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Netherlands: Stricter controls on illegal agencies
Fines totalling 90 million euros have been imposed on illegal temporary work bureaus in the Netherlands over the last 18 months …
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Netherlands: Rising social cost burden
A joint report from the Dutch employers’ organisations VNO-NCW and MKB claims that by 2017 it will cost an employer 300 euros in additional labour costs to give an employee earning 70,000 euros a year a 100 euro pay increase …
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Netherlands: Health insurance savings
According to latest government estimates, 750 million euros of savings will be achieved in the Netherlands next year by employers due to a reduction in their earnings-related health insurance premiums from 7 …
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Netherlands: Unpopular emergency levy to be extended
Although originally introduced as a temporary measure, the Dutch 16% levy on employers for all remuneration paid in excess of 150,000 a year will now continue to apply next year …
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