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The “NOW” program (Tijdelijke noodmaatregel overbruggingvoor behoud van werkgelegenheid) which provides temporary emergency bridging measures to retain jobs, will now be extended until 30th September 2021 …

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A new pensions law is on its way, based on an agreement reached between both sides of industry in 2019 …

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On-call (zero hours) contracts will soon be subject to new limitations under an amendment to the Dutch Civil Code …

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The major family-run US food, nutrition and agricultural group Cargill employs 155,000 workers in over 70 countries and has been able to achieve considerable profitable growth over the last year …

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In the past, employees who were within a few years of retirement would often agree with their employer to take early retirement through payment of a severance compensation amount into their pension fund …

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Employers may request wage compensation under NOW 3 …

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With effect from 1st January 2021, the statutory gross minimum wage for employees 21 years of age and older will be €1,684 …

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The current scheme called the 30% ruling ends on 1st January 2021 …

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Foreign companies are often confused about medical insurance obligations in the Netherlands and this can lead to penalties and added costs down the line …

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British nationals who are frontier workers (cross-border commuters between the UK and Netherlands) and thus covered by the provisions of the EU Withdrawal Agreement may now submit an application online for a frontier worker’s document, free of charge, to continue working under their current arrangements from 1st January 2021 …

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What happens if, by a coincidence, an employer discovers strong evidence that an employee is deliberately lying about their sickness in order to justify their absence? It has become a legal principle in the Netherlands that a Court should not ignore relevant evidence, unless it has been intentionally obtained unlawfully [Supreme Court 18th April 2014, ECLI: NL: HR: 2014: 942] …

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The wage subsidy scheme (NOW 3 …

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By 27th September 2020, most new Dutch corporate entities will be required to register their “Ultimate Beneficial Owners” (UBO) with the trade register held by the Chamber of Commerce …

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The ban on smoking in public spaces and buildings has now been extended to e-cigarettes …

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The minimum age for delivery staff has now been increased to age 16 …

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