Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Netherlands as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Netherlands: Draft legislation to implement pension agreement

Delayed draft legislation to implement the pension deal is expected to become effective from 1st January 2023, and the deadline for transitioning to the new scheme will be 1st January 2027 …

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Netherlands: Cross-border workers: COVID-19 agreements extended until 30 June 2022

COVID-19 agreement for cross-border workers due to end this Summer …

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Netherlands: Colombia and the Netherlands signed a double tax treaty

A new Double Taxation (DTA) has been signed with Colombia …

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Netherlands: STAP budget for training and development

The STAP €1,000 training subsidy is open for employees to upskill, retrain, or further develop their skills …

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Netherlands: Untaxed home office allowance

If an employee works at home, €2 a day may be claimed free of tax …

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Netherlands: Changes to the amount of the Work Disability Fund

The amount of the Work Disability Fund (Arbeidsongeschiktheidsfonds, “Aof”) contribution is now differentiated according to the size of the employer …

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Netherlands: Earlier Works Council suffrage for employees

Works Council voting and membership rights have been changed …

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Netherlands: Companies have to close smoking areas

Does your company have a designated smoking area? If so, you will have to close it …

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Netherlands: Ministers are dragging their feet on seasonal workers rights, councils say

No progress has been made on working and living conditions for seasonal workers a year after a government funded report issued 50 recommendations for reform …

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Netherlands: Emergency Measure for the Preservation of Jobs (NOW6)

Employers who are affected by the corona virus crisis may continue to receive financial support under the latest renewal period of the Emergency Measure for the Preservation of Jobs (NOW6) by applying via UWV …

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Netherlands: Achmea to allocate every employee a one-time €2,500 ‘climate budget’

The Insurance company Achmea has announced that it will be giving a “climate budget” bonus to all its 12,000 employees in 2023 …

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Netherlands: Dutch DPA fines government tax authority $3.1M under GDPR

The State Tax and Customs Administration has now been formally fined for a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) infraction …

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Netherlands: Labour inspectors call for stronger legislative measures to address exploitation of seasonal & migrant workers

The national labour inspectorate is calling for a reform of the law governing labour infringements, so that it is easier to take those employers with lesser offences to court …

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Netherlands: Deal reached to give seasonal workers from abroad more rights

Under a new collective agreement with three Dutch unions, temporary work agencies are to give foreign workers new guarantees …

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Netherlands: State pension age to remain 67 through 2027

The State retirement age will not be raised further in 2027 …

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