It is apparent from a recent judgment issued by the North Holland District Court that employers should exercise due care when completely excluding employees from business operations related to their job, especially if both sides have not yet been heard. The judgment also illustrates when seriously culpable conduct by the employer can result in substantial fair compensation awarded to the employee.
North Holland District Court
The employee in question had been general counsel for an international group, and there had been some conflict among the shareholders within that group. The employer believed that the employee had sided with the minority shareholder when he should have acted solely in the best interests of the group.
