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12 August 2022
What is the fair compensation?
If the ending of the employment contract is due to gross misconduct from the employer, a judge may order the employer to pay a ‘fair compensation’.
29 July 2022
What is a collective labour agreement (cao)? And how does it affect me?
In the Netherlands employer organisations and employee organisations may negotiate and conclude a collective labour agreement (in Dutch: cao) in their branch. These agreements contain employment…
22 July 2022
How to deal with illness?
According to Dutch law, an employee is sick if they cannot perform their work fully, meaning that if there is only a small part of the work they cannot do, they are sick. For example, an employee who…
15 July 2022
Holiday
Dutch law makes a distinction between statutory and non-statutory holidays. Statutory holidays are the minimum number of holidays the employee is owed based on the law. Non-statutory holidays are the…
1 July 2022
Unemployment benefits
If an employee loses their job, they may be entitled to unemployment benefits (WW-uitkering). The employee can apply for unemployment benefits at UWV. UWV will verify whether the (ex-)employee meets…
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