Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Netherlands as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Netherlands: Balanced Labour Market Act
The Balanced Labour Market Act (Wet arbeidsmarkt in balans: WAB) provides for a 5% reduction in contributions to unemployment insurance contributions for every employee on an open-ended rather than fixed-term contract …
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Netherlands: Family members of entrepreneurs exempted from work permit requirement
Family members of foreign self-employed persons/entrepreneurs are now allowed to take up paid employment without having to apply for a work permit in the Netherlands …
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Netherlands: ACM has imposed a fine of 1.84 million euros for deleting WhatsApp chat conversations during a dawn raid
When a company undergoes a spot inspection by a regulatory authority it is important for HR to warn employees not to destroy any materials – including messages or memberships of WhatsApp groups …
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Netherlands: Union membership continues to decline, youngsters reluctant to sign up
The once all-powerful Trade Union Confederation FNV has been suffering in recent years …
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Netherlands: Amendments to restructuring rules applied by the UWV
The Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) is applying new rules in respect to dismissal for economic reasons (redundancy) …
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Netherlands: Dutch Customs announces that non-EU company can no longer act as exporter from The Netherlands as of 1 December 2019
Another consequence of Brexit is that UK-based companies seeking to export through the Netherlands will no longer be able to be specified as the exporter on customs documents …
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Netherlands: Total compensation of employees averaged €59,000 in 2018
The latest consolidated payroll data from the Dutch state statistical bureau relates to 2018 …
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Netherlands: Labour Market Balance Act
The Dutch Labour Market Balance Act recently approved by the Senate will come into force on January 1st 2020 …
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Netherlands: Dutch cycling while texting ban comes into effect
Employees should be advised that the Dutch ban on texting or emailing whilst holding a mobile and cycling has now come into force …
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Netherlands: Child Labour Due Diligence Act
The Dutch Senate has recently adopted the Child Labour Due Diligence Act (in Dutch) …
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Netherlands: Dutch Senate approves bill on the Balanced Labour Market Act
The Labour Market in Balance Act, which was adopted by the Dutch Senate on May 28th, comes into effect on the 1st January 2020 and significantly amends the Dutch Work and Security Act …
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Netherlands: Dutch MPs propose the suspending of visa-free travel for Albanians in the Schengen zone
The Parliament of the Netherlands has proposed a motion to suspend the visa-free travel for Albanians in the Schengen zone …
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Netherlands: Polish workers earn lowest wages, half of foreign workers come from the EU
A total of 838,000 foreign nationals currently work in the Netherlands – amounting to 8% of the total workforce …
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Netherlands: Compensation of the statutory transition payment
When an employee’s job is terminated after two years sick leave because of long-term incapacity to work, their employer must compensate them through a transition payment …
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Netherlands: New self-employment law delayed, conflict with EU guidelines
Back in 2003, 75% of workers in the Netherlands were on permanent contracts, but today this is just 60% …
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