Employment & employee representation
On this page, we regularly provide know-how, templates, white papers, step-by-step plans, and other legal resources.
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On 1 January 2020 the Balanced Labour Market Act (Wet Arbeidsmarkt in Balans (WAB)) takes effect.
This Act is meant to improve the balance between fixed and flexible employment agreements. Once again, employment law is changed in important parts. Apart from that, the Dutch Supreme…10 min. readtime -
Access to the employee’s mailbox subject to approval
Employers should be aware that the Works Council may have the right of consent with respect to the employer’s decision to access employees’ mailboxes. The Works Councils Act stipulates…2 min. readtime -
Stricter conditions for employing employees from abroad
The Bill stipulating stricter conditions for work permits for employees from outside the EU has been adopted by the First Chamber and will be enacted on 1 January 2014…4 min. readtime -
The WNT and the pro forma termination of employment
On 1 January 2013 the Senior Officials in the Public and Semi-Public Sector (Standards for Remuneration) Act came into effect (Wet normering bezoldiging topfunctionarissen publieke en semipublieke sector); below:…3 min. readtime -
Highlights of the Autumn Covenant
In October the coalition partners and some of the opposition partners agreed on an elaboration on the so-called social accord (Sociaal Akkoord). The issues that will affect employment law…4 min. readtime -
Outsourcing of HR-administration ABN AMRO to RAET BV
On October 4, 2012 Raet B.V. and ABN AMRO bank have signed a 5 year agreement for the business process outsourcing of HR- administration and related HR- management information…1 min. readtime