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Our articles on legislation and case law, one-pagers to download, our Legal Shorts (short films), the HR-Rechtspunt podcast with Marnix and our seminars. The articles and the podcast are in Dutch.
Articles
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One-pagers
One topic on a single A4 page, to keep or share.
- Staffing and secondment
The Wtta (Dutch Labour Provision Admission Act): obligations for staffing providers
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- Equal pay
The Pay Transparency Directive Implementation Act
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- Employment contract
The probationary period: some do’s and don’ts
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- Training and education
The training costs clause: can an employer recover training costs?
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- Holidays and leave
Annual leave: what employers need to know
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- Leave
Emergency leave and its different forms
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- Sickness and holidays
Illness and holidays: the rules
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- Legal Graphic
Reorganisation process with the works council
Download(PDF, 67 kB) (pdf, opens in a new tab)More on reorganisations
- Legal Graphic
Reorganisation process without a works council
Download(PDF, 66 kB) (pdf, opens in a new tab)More on reorganisations
- Step-by-step guide
Dealing with an underperforming employee: a step-by-step guide
- Example
Visual employment contract
- Dismissal
Summary dismissal: immediate, but only under strict conditions
- Integrity
Wrongdoing at work? How to report it safely
Download(PDF, 65 kB) (pdf, opens in a new tab)Reporting misconduct
- Whistleblowers
Whistleblowing procedure: what must employers have in place?
Download(PDF, 57 kB) (pdf, opens in a new tab)Reporting misconduct
- Directors
Dismissing a statutory director in 12 steps
- Directors
Dismissed as a director – and as an employee too?
- Employment contract
Non-compete and non-solicitation clauses
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- Privacy
May I monitor my employees?
- Intellectual property
IP provisions in the employment contract
- Freelancers
Freelancer or employee?
- Freelancers
What does it cost if a freelance engagement turns out to be employment?
- Legal Graphic
The works council advisory process
Download(PDF, 57 kB) (pdf, opens in a new tab)For works councils
Legal Shorts
An employment law topic, explained in a short film.
The probationary period
How long can a probationary period last, what do you need to arrange and what are the risks?
Summary dismissal
When is it allowed, what do you need to do and what are the risks?
Non-compete clause
When is the clause valid, what can the court do and what should you look out for as an employer?
Dismissal of a director
What should you look out for when dismissing a director?
Reorganisation
Which steps do you take, with and without a works council, and how long does it take?
Self-employed or employee
When is a freelancer genuinely self-employed, and what are the consequences if the work is reclassified as employment?
Whistleblowing policy
What do you need to arrange as an employer, what do you do when a report comes in and what is not allowed?
Pay transparency
What will you soon have to do as an employer, and what can you arrange now?
Study costs clause
When can you reclaim study costs, and what should you look out for as an employer?
Employee monitoring
What can you monitor as an employer, and what should you consider before you do?
The Wtta
Who needs admission, what is the timeline and what should you look out for as a hirer?
Annual leave and illness
When does annual leave expire, what happens if someone is ill and what is a day of leave worth?
HR-Rechtspunt podcast with Marnix
Seminars
Seminars and workshops by Workx.
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