The Dutch Supreme Court has just ruled that Deliveroo meal deliverers are not self-employed, but rather “regular” employees. With this decision the Supreme Court confirms the earlier judgments of the Cantonal Court and the...more
3/27/2023
/ Delivery Drivers ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Misclassification ,
Netherlands ,
On-Demand Services ,
Self Employed ,
Supreme Court of the Netherlands ,
Wage and Hour
The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter Littler publishes on a quarterly basis to provide a general update on global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries in the American, EMEA, and APAC...more
The World Cup is fast approaching! Over the course of the tournament, we will be publishing our own matchups, comparing various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating countries. In Part I of this...more
Paid Parental Leave as of August 2, 2022 -
New Legislation Enacted -
On October 12, 2021, the Dutch Senate approved the Act on Paid Parental Leave, which is introduced as implementation of EU Directive 2019/1158. Currently,...more
1/28/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
Netherlands ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Leave ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Vaccine Passports ,
Wage and Hour
Over the past few days, the Netherlands has been hit by a number of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks. COVID-19 has a direct impact on the workplace. How should employers and employees deal with COVID-19?...more
3/2/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Leave of Absence ,
Netherlands ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Management ,
Telecommuting ,
Traveling Employee ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Our European practice, spread across 13 offices in the region’s most robust economies, can provide a single point of contact for clients’ global labor and employment needs. Here we highlight significant labor and employment...more
10/23/2019
/ Belgium ,
Employee Mobility ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Fixed-Term Labor Contracts ,
France ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Germany ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Italy ,
Labor Regulations ,
Layoffs ,
Netherlands ,
Norway ,
Pay Gap ,
Reorganizations ,
Traveling Employee ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Works Council
Trade Secrets Now Expressly Protected by Law -
New Legislation Enacted -
On October 22, 2018, the Trade Secrets Protection Act (the Act) entered into force. The new legislation lays down the rules on implementing...more