A remarkable ruling by the subdistrict court in Tilburg this week: an employee apparently maintained a rich love life. In a few months, he sent a total of 1255 WhatsApp messages to various women. The employment contract included, among other things, a company policy which stated: “occasional and limited use...

That is not new in itself: a dismissal is a unilateral legal act that can only be revoked with the employee’s consent. However, the consequences of this were unpleasant for an employer in Limburg. The employee had resigned herself in February, causing the employment contract to end as of April...

Also since the introduction of the WWZ, most cases are settled. Perhaps even more than before, now that dissolution by the judge is more often rejected than under the old law. When should you part ways by mutual consent and when not? We wrote about it in Intermediair, click here.

As of July 1, 2016, the statutory gross minimum wage has been set as follows: Per month: € 1,537.20 Per week: € 354.75  

Liesbeth van Duyneveldt has assisted many victims of sexual abuse within the RK church over the past 6 years (see www.meldpuntseksueelmisbruikrkk.nl). Many of them had experienced not only sexual abuse but also physical and psychological violence. Our office is therefore following with interest the progress of the investigation by the...

Since May 1, 2016, employees, unemployed individuals, and self-employed persons can apply for a subsidy to retrain for a so-called ‘opportunity occupation.’ This is included in the Temporary Regulation on Subsidy for Training towards an Opportunity Occupation. A list of opportunity occupations is attached to this regulation and can also...

This week another interesting case at the Overijssel court: An employee received a one-year contract from his employer on December 1, 2014. This contract includes: “If functioning well, this contract will be converted into a permanent contract.” On November 30, 2015, the employer informs the employee that his fixed-term employment...