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Klijnsma strives for a new pension system
State Secretary Jetta Klijnsma envisions a new pension system in which the employee and employer pay a fixed premium and the pension funds have to reduce pension benefits less quickly than is currently the case. The risk of the achieved results will be more borne by the employee. The State...
Conscious Uncoupling for employment law
American actress Gwyneth Paltrow recently announced that she is ending her marriage to Coldplay singer Chris Martin through “Conscious Uncoupling.” This is a process in which the partners examine not only the relationship but also themselves and their lives. Each person takes responsibility for the situation that arose. This avoids...
Work stress major cause of sick leave
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment reports that one third of absenteeism due to illness is caused by work-related psychological complaints. This makes Psychosocial Workload (“PSA”) occupational disease number 1 in our country. How did it come to this? The Ministry cites high workload and unwanted behavior from colleagues...
Tax Plan 2014 has come into effect
The Tax Plan 2014 has come into effect. Among other things, the severance pay exemption for new cases has been abolished as of January 1, 2014. Also, from July 1, 2014, G-accounts at banks will be replaced by a “Deposit Service” at the Tax Authorities. The AOW retirement age will...
Free choice of lawyer with legal expenses insurance
It remains surprisingly quiet regarding the ruling of the European Court of Justice on Sneller/Das (7 November 2013, EUR C-442/12). In this ruling, the Court determines that an insured person must be able to choose their own lawyer in the context of a judicial or administrative procedure. The free choice...
Payrolling under fire
2013 is not a very good year for the payroll industry. Payrolling is the triangular relationship whereby the payroll organization takes on both the payroll administration and the legal employer role and enters into a written employment contract with the employee. The purpose of this is that certain employer risks...
Vacation days and illness
Many employers have not yet implemented the new vacation legislation. A missed opportunity. The vacation days legislation has been in effect since January 1, 2012, and shortens the expiration period of vacation days to 6 months after the end of the year in which the vacation days were accrued. This...
The work-related costs scheme is coming
As of January 1, 2015, the Work-related Expenses Scheme must be applied by every company. Note: in many cases, the Work-related Expenses Scheme results in a tax increase. Under the work-related costs scheme, an amount equal to 1.5% of the total wage sum may be “designated” as tax-free reimbursements. The...
Young people more often unemployed because of the protection of incumbent employees
Young people have fewer chances of getting a job in countries with strict employment-protection laws and regulations, such as inflexible dismissal rules. Especially secondary- and higher-educated young people are disadvantaged by strict employment protection. The labor market segment they enter is generally more regulated (for example through collective bargaining agreements)...