Working time

Employers must keep records of the working time periods for each employee in their establishment and give them sufficient notice of any changes that may take place in their work schedules …

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Employers must organise the working week such that employees are not required to work on a Sunday, unless the nature of the work demands it …

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Under the Flexible Working Act (modified in 2022), all employees in companies with more than 10 employees, who have worked for their employer for over 26 weeks, are able to request a change in their working pattern, an increase or decrease in working hours, hours of varying duration or to work from home …

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The Working Hours Act defines any person under the age of 16 as a child …

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Working time in the Netherlands is principally governed by the Working Hours Act (Arbeidstijdenwent), with additional provisions provided by the Working Hours Decree (Arbeidstijdenbesluit or ‘ATB’) …

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In general, an employer is obliged to pay any worker in their employ for all contractual hours the employee is required to work …

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Employers and employee representatives have considerable scope to agree the scheduling of daily rest breaks …

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Every organisation – whether or not they are based in the Netherlands – must respect working time laws for all staff employed in the Netherlands …

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◉ On-call duty In the Netherlands, ‘on-call duty’ or ‘consignment’ is where an employee may be called upon to go into work as a result of unforeseen circumstances, even when the employee is not at the workplace …

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Night work is considered to take place when at least one hour is worked between midnight and 6am …

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ATV Days (‘ATV-dagen’ or roostervrije dagen) are days off due to a difference between an employee’s contractual workweek and their normal workweek …

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