If an employer and employee want to agree that the employment contract will be terminated by mutual consent, this is...
A relationship clause is also a non-compete clause
The Supreme Court issued another interesting ruling last week (click here for the full judgment). The subject of the dispute...
Amendment to the Working Conditions Act adopted by the Senate
On January 25th, the Senate adopted the bill to amend the Working Conditions Act (Arbowet). The purpose of this legislative...
Complaining about a GP on Facebook is not allowed
A patient had visited his general practitioner for kidney complaints. Later, the functionality of one of his kidneys had largely...
Third Progress Letter WWZ to the House of Representatives
Last week, the Third Progress Report WWZ from Minister Asscher (SZW) to the House of Representatives on the progress of...
Bill proposal compensation employers for transition compensation after 2 years continued payment of sick employee
New in the WWZ was that a sick employee, upon dismissal after two years of illness, can also claim compensation,...
Easier hiring of people with disabilities
From now on, it is easier for employees to hire people with a work disability. A few days ago, the...
Week of Work Stress: apply for a subsidy now!
Yesterday marked the start of the Work Stress Week, which draws attention to work stress and burnout and seeks preventive...
Civil servant soon no longer a civil servant
The Senate passed the Civil Servants’ Legal Status Normalization Act last week. This will come into effect in mid-2017. The...
Transition allowance as of 1 January 2017
As of 1 January 2017, the maximum transition allowance will be increased from €76,000 to €77,000 gross due to the...
