Employee participation is a constitutional right in the Netherlands. When a company employs 50 or more people, the employer (the entrepreneur) is obliged to establish a Works Council (WC).
You are no doubt aware that the act implementing the EU Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions (‘WTVA’) was introduced on 1 August 2022. RWV Advocaten explains the 5 key changes.
One way through which employers can encourage employee attraction, and increase retention, is through supporting employee financial planning. Your Financials explains how this can be beneficial for your business, and what you can do to support this.
What can you do if you wish to stay in the Netherlands but you no longer fit the criteria of the 'privileged person' residence requirements? Everaert Advocaten offers some insight into the different options you have.
End of summer holidays and back to work? Don’t forget to amend your employment contracts! De Clercq Advocaten provides more information on the new regulations for employment contracts.
Do you not receive the citizen service number from your new employee, or do they not have one? According to the main rule, you must then apply the anonymous rate (anoniementarief).
Now that the summer holidays have come to an end for most of you, it is good to reflect on the most important obligations and what you should do as an employer
This year’s World Competitiveness Ranking sees the Netherlands’ position slip slightly, falling from fourth place to sixth as a result of the country’s high inflation rate and rapidly rising prices in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.