Corona Pass To Access The Workplace: New Proposals In Netherlands

A new law under discussion in the Netherlands would introduce a more widespread obligation for employees to show a 'Corona Access Pass' to work on-site.

The possibility of introducing the Corona Access Pass (CTB) in the workplace has been a serious news topic in the Netherlands and beyond lately. Currently, Dutch employers cannot require their employees to show their CTB before entering the workplace. This may change shortly, as earlier this week a proposal for a temporary Act to expand the use of the CTB was submitted to the House of Representatives.

What is the proposal?

The proposal entails the following:

1. a proposed extension of the obligation to have a CTB for workplace access to employees (including self-employed people and volunteers) in sectors where this obligation currently already applies to visitors;