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Dutch Law in 2025: This Is What’s Changing in The Netherlands

What should expats living and working in the Netherlands know about changes in the new year? Here are all the changes to Dutch law in 2025. Changes affecting workers The new budget from the government means several changes for workers in the Netherlands in 2025, many of which will affect salari...

Leaving the Netherlands

Are you leaving the Netherlands? Learn what to do when you leave the country....

The Work Council's Right of Advice

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). The rights and obligations of the WC are governed in the Works Council Act (WCA). The purpose of the WCA is...

Applying the anonymous rate

Are you an employer and are you hiring new staff? Your new employee must provide you with certain information on the first working day, such as the citizen service number (BSN). Do you not receive the citizen service number from your employee, or do they not have one? According to the main rule,...

Dutch New Year's Day Traditions

Celebrating the start of a new year can be exciting, and it can also give you the chance to start afresh with new resolutions and goals for the upcoming year. If this is your first time experiencing New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day, in the Netherlands then you might be curious as to how the Dut...

Top 10 Things To Do in the Leiden Region

The Leiden region's rich history means that there are many opportunities to explore museums, water sports, and more....

9 Tips To Help You Learn Dutch

Now that we have convinced you to take on the challenge of learning Dutch for 2024, the question left is: how? Of course, like every skill, practice makes perfect! There is no better way of integrating in a culture and in the community except by using Dutch in your daily life, but we all know how...

Exploring Leiden: Where to Find Literature in English

Struggling to find books in English or having the feeling that your Dutch level is not there yet to indulge in all the genres? Get ready to embark on a literary journey in Leiden as this article reveals several bookshops in the area that sell English literature. From old poetry to contemporary li...

Starting to Learn Dutch: Real Stories from New Learners

“Internationals don’t want to learn Dutch!” As an international living in the Netherlands, you might have heard this story a million times. As the country with the best non-native English speakers in the world, the ease with which conversations can switch to English often makes it harder for inte...

Prinsjesdag: What Does It Mean for Taxpayers?

What is Prinsjesdag / Budget Day? Prinsjesdag (Prince’s Day, also known as Budget Day) is a special day in the Netherlands, occurring every year on the third Tuesday of September. On this day, the new parliamentary year begins, and the king delivers a speech from the throne in which the governme...

Popular Dutch Foods

One of the best ways to learn more about a new country and culture is to get to know their traditional and popular foods. The Netherlands is known for its wide variety of fried foods, but it also has a range of other popular snacks and meals that provide a fun insight into daily life here. Many o...

Dutch Citizenship

Being a Dutch citizen means that you are granted all the rights of a Dutch person living in the Netherlands....

Costs of Living

Moving across countries can be expensive, but what about the costs of daily life after you have settled into your new home?...

What to do with my Christmas tree?

With Christmas being over and 2023 days away, many people wonder what they should do with their christmas tree. We have listed the possibilities per municipality below. Leiden The municipality of Leiden collects Christmas trees on different days from the 9th of January onwards. Have a look at...

How Videos Can Be Part of an Effective Business Strategy

Videos are a great way to boost your business. Here are some tips to kickstart your video creation process. If you are considering leveraging the power of video content to boost your business, you are on the right track. In fact, videos attract 62% of internet users, followed by news articles an...

Planning to take your child (or children) with you on holiday?

If you’re planning to go off on holiday as a single parent with your minor child (or children), don’t forget that you need to make sure that your partner or ex-partner has given his or her consent. This applies whether you’re married, in a registered partnership or divorced. It also applies if yo...

Voting

Several elections take place in the Netherlands. We explain all to you, and when you as an international can vote....

Hobbies and Activities

English-friendly options for expats and internationals looking to pick up a hobby or activity in the Leiden region....

Trash

There are different ways in which trash is taken care of. The municipality collects trash from the containers outside your home, or picks it up from communal containers. There are also designated trash collection areas where you can deliver your trash....

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