As we enter 2025, updates to labor law bring important changes that companies must address to ensure compliance and optimize their operations. Below is a practical guide to help organizations understand and implement these...more
As we move through 2024, significant legislative and judicial developments are shaping employment law in the Netherlands. From new compliance requirements for CO2 emissions reporting and changes to employment relationships,...more
Deliveroo bicycle couriers were qualified as employees instead of self-employed workers by the Dutch Supreme Court last week. The Dutch Supreme Court did not introduce a new framework for qualification and has left it up to...more
Despite the rise of the #MeToo-movement in 2017, examples of sexual harassment are – unfortunately – still numerous. Research by the Dutch Central Agency for Statistics (CBS) shows that in 2021, 1 out of 5 young female...more
On 20 September, the Dutch Government presented their key plans and the distribution of the national budget for the coming year. This blog provides an overview of how a selection of these plans may affect employers and...more
This update provides an overview of the latest important developments in Dutch Employment legislation and case law. On 5 July 2022, the Dutch House of Representatives adopted the legislative proposal for the Work Where You...more
On 28 April 2022, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) published its long awaited Heiploeg ruling. In this ruling the ECJ ruled that a pre-pack is possible without a transfer of undertaking, even if it results in the...more
De Nederlandse regering heeft aangekondigd dat vanaf 1 maart 2022 zowel werknemers, ondernemers, als werkzoekenden, die een band hebben met de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt bij het UWV een budget kunnen aanvragen; het STAP-budget....more
The Dutch government has announced that as of 1 March 2022, employees, entrepreneurs and job seekers who have a link to the Dutch labour market can apply for a budget, the so-called "STAP budget"....more
A Dutch employee is entitled to parental leave of up to 26 times the number of hours worked each week. This leave is currently unpaid, unless other agreements have been made, for example in a collective labour agreement....more
On 2 July 2020, the Cabinet introduced the temporary subsidy scheme ''NL Leert door''. The aim of this scheme is, among other things, to support employees who are at risk of losing (or have already lost) their jobs (as a...more