Jasper Hoffstedde and Fleur van Lieshout of Littler's
Amsterdam office discuss the termination clause in Dutch employment
agreements. The termination clause seems an easy and
straightforward clause; you simply invoke the clause and terminate
employment, right? For the employee that is indeed in the case, but
the employer has another hoop to jump through if the employee
doesn't want to agree to termination. He then has the
obligation to substantiate the reason for termination, the
so-called valid ground.
In this episode, Fleur explains the abovementioned obligation
for the employer, as well as other means to terminate the
employment agreement, without having to comply with the strict
Dutch dismissal regime. In the 60-second recap, the most important
aspects of the termination clause are summarized. Lastly, if you
were wondering why the termination clause is in fact a nice-to-have
in the employment agreement, then keep listening for Fleur's
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