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On 4 March, Karien van Gennip, Acting Minister of Social Affairs and Employment introduced the Draft Bill on Modernising Restrictive Covenants for internet consultation.

The legislative bill on the temporary extension of the use of temporary corona passes (in Dutch: wetsvoorstel Tijdelijke wet verbreding inzet coronatoegangsbewijzen) was submitted...

We recently reported on a new law in the Netherlands that sets different unemployment insurance contribution rates depending on the type of employment contract used (WW-premiedifferentiatie).

The ruling confirms that the legal relationship between Deliveroo and its ‘riders' (delivery drivers) qualifies not as an agreement for services, but as an employment agreement...

The International Trade Regulations (the "Regulations") entered into force on 1 July 2017.

The Dutch immigration authorities (IND) have announced new minimum salary levels for knowledge migrant workers (aka Highly Skilled Migrants), graduates and Blue Card applicants coming to the Netherlands.

You are a foreign company, starting or already having business operations in the Netherlands through a Dutch legal entity or an office or branch

The (now caretaker) government announced on 16 December 2022 that it would clarify the rules on the assessment of employment relationships and reduce the grey area between employees and self-employed workers.

Employers frequently ask whether they may amend their existing pension plan schemes unilaterally. In the Netherlands, employees have to agree to pension plan amendments, separately...

Work can be performed under various types of contract, with self-employment and salaried employment based on an employment contract being the main forms.

In certain circumstances, employers are eligible for compensation of the legal transition payment paid to a former employee whose employment contract was terminated ...

The Dutch Supreme Court has ruled that works councils have an advisory right with respect to any proposed decision to hire temporary workers on a group basis, irrespective...

On 1 January 2024, the Minimum Wage and Minimum Holiday Allowance Act (in Dutch: "Wet minimumloon en minimumvakantiebijslag" and hereinafter "the Act") will change.

In a recent landmark case, the Supreme Court shed light on the lapse of vacation days and the employers' duty of care in this regard.

In principle, the inclusion of a non-competition clause and a relationship clause in a fixed-term employment contract is not allowed unless the employer...

Independent contractors, known as Zelfstandige Zonder Personeel (ZZPs), are a common part of the Dutch workforce. For foreign companies considering cross-border hiring...

The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights (the Institute) will examine the question of whether a pregnant employee's request for part-time employment in the event of a dismissal