Both the employer and the employee have obligations during a period of incapacity for work. These are aimed at getting the employee back to work as quickly as possible. The employee is obliged to cooperate in his rehabilitation. He has…

Under the current law, the level of any severance pay still partly depends on the dismissal route: UWV or the court. Under the new law, these separate dismissal routes (UWV or the court) have been prescribed as mandatory. Under the…

The Dutch Work and Security Act (Wet werk en zekerheid) will significantly change an important part of Dutch employment law. As from 1 July 2015, dismissal legislation will change. Below is a description of some of the main changes. Under the…

Companies have a need for flexibility with regard to the deployment of staff. This applies in particular in industries with a varying offer of employment, like in the hospitality industry and in tourism. In this context, employees are often offered…

Again, I would like to discuss some of the proposed changes to Dutch employment law from the "Bill Work and Security" (Wetsvoorstel werk en zekerheid). It regards major changes, which require organisations to anticipate in this respect. Current provisions on…

You may have heard already: employment law is about to change dramatically. I am referring to the Bill Work and Security (Wetsvoorstel werk en zekerheid) that is being considered by the Senate. Although the act has not been adopted as…

Fortunately, reorganisations are not daily occurrences for employees and employers. In the case of 'redundancy', it is necessary to carefully determine who is redundant and then the same care should be exercised in communicating this information, because being made redundant…

Fortunately, reorganisations are not daily occurrences for employees and employers. In the case of 'redundancy', it is necessary to carefully determine who is redundant and then the same care should be exercised in communicating this information, because being made redundant…

An employee who is seconded does not have an employment agreement with the company for which he actually works. However, when there is an employment relationship, the protective provisions of the Dutch Transfer of Undertakings Act (Wet overgang van onderneming)…

If in a fixed-term employment agreement, a non-compete clause has validly been entered into and this agreement is renewed tacitly, will the non-compete clause in that case remain in force? An employment agreement can be entered into for a fixed…