State Secretary Jetta Klijnsma envisions a new pension system in which the employee and employer pay a fixed premium and...
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.”...
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...
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...
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)....
Payrolling under fire
2013 is not a very good year for the payroll industry. Payrolling is the triangular relationship whereby the payroll organization...
Vacation days and illness
Many employers have not yet implemented the new vacation legislation. A missed opportunity. The vacation days legislation has been in...
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...
Top 100 fraudulent employment agencies are being cracked down on
The Inspectie SZW and the Belastingdienst will, from the autumn of 2012, be the first to target the hundred temporary...
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...
