Deliveroo’s meal deliverers are employees

Excitement surrounded the ruling of the Supreme Court on the question of whether Deliveroo’s meal deliverers in the Netherlands were working under an employment contract. On March 24, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled and the aforementioned question was answered in …

WHISTLEBLOWER’S ACT

On July 1, 2016, the House of Whistleblowers Act went into effect. As of February 18, 2023, this law has been amended and is called the Whistleblowers Protection Act. The Whistleblowers Protection Act stems from a European Union directive (Directive …

Bitcoin remuneration

‘Buying the Dip’ for employers or in other words, rewarding in crypto-currencies. The Dutch newspaper Financieel Dagblad also headlined on last Valentine’s Day “A salary in bitcoins: how does it work?” Especially in the current times of labour shortages and …

EMPLOYEE WAGES DURING ILLNESS?

What financial entitlements does an employee have during illness? How long does the obligation to continue to pay wages apply? And does the cause of the incapacity for work, for example if illness is due to perhaps irresponsible choices, still …