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The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has ruled that workers operating through the Temper platform are temporary agency employees rather than self-employed contractors, fundamentally challenging the platform's business model and classification practices.

The Working Conditions Act aims to prevent and/or minimise any physical/mental damage suffered by employees in the performance of their duties.

Under Dutch employment law, employers must provide written notice at least one month before a fixed-term contract expires, but a recent Rotterdam District Court ruling reveals that simply sending notice isn't enough. The case demonstrates how employers who cannot prove their notice was actually received by the employee may face costly compensation claims of up to one month's salary.

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...

Employers in the Netherlands should take action if they find out that a (soon-to-be or) former employee is going to work for a competitor. If they do not do so or fail to do so on time, ...

On Tuesday, 19 March 2024, the Senate adopted the expansion of the Sexual Crimes Act. The law is expected to come into effect on 1 July 2024.

The COVID-19 crisis appears to have significantly heightened the importance of reassignment investigations.

The Albron case made headlines in the Dutch press as a victory for the little guy. The Dutch labour union FNV and 4 ex-Heineken employees took Albron to court in connection with an outsourcing by Heineken of its catering activities to Albron.

On 7 February 2013, the Brussels Labour Court of Appeal rendered a judgment on the admissibility into evidence of e-mails obtained in violation of the privacy rules.

Spotify is a global streaming service provider with approximately 9,000 employees. Spotify Netherlands B.V. (Spotify NL) is a Dutch subsidiary of Spotify, which has 172 permanent employees.

In order to apply targeted exemptions under the work-related expenses scheme (WKR), it is required that the employer designates the relevant payments and provisions as wages for final levy purposes.

On 12 July 2024, the Supreme Court confirmed that in the event of a transfer of undertaking, an employee may continue to rely on future versions of a collective labour agreement...

On December 13, 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:1950) provided clarity on the issue of giving references...

The Situation: Several changes to Dutch employment law took effect January 1, 2020, most notably those resulting from the Labor Market in Balance Act.

The hospitality industry often employs flexible hours staff such as dishwashers, cleaners and kitchen helpers. Called in during busy periods, such employees work less during quiet periods.

Dismissal for urgent cause - if legally valid - has far-reaching consequences for an employee. In such case, the employment agreement terminates with immediate...

If an employer wishes to change an employee's terms and conditions of employment unilaterally, this may be done through a written unilateral changes clause (as included in Section 7:613 DCC)...