CHANGES FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE NETHERLANDS AS A RESULT OF BREXIT
Before COVID, Brexit defined the daily news. Meanwhile, things have been quieter around the Brexit and its consequences for a while. This does not mean that the UK’s exit from the European Union has no consequences for employers and employees …
The situation after 1 year balanced labour market act
2020 was supposed to be the year of the Balanced Labour Market Act (Wet arbeidsmarkt in balans), or WAB, with once again a good number of sweeping changes in employment law. The WAB came into force on 1 January 2020. …
A duty to wear face masks in the workplace
We have now reached the questionable milestone that the coronavirus has been among us for 2 years. In this past year, we have faced many new measures and obligations. Such as the obligation to wear masks, introduced after a lot …
DISCUSSION ON THE END DATE OF AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Determining the end date of an employment contract is a subject that at first glance does not seem very complicated. Nevertheless, discussions about this regularly arise especially when it has been agreed that an employment contract ends on a certain …
ONE YEAR OF I-GROUND: EASING DISMISSAL LAW?
On 1 January 2020, the Labour Market in Balance Act (”WAB”) came into force. This brought a number of important changes. See also the previous WAB updates we have written on this subject. One of the most striking changes is …
Do employees have the right to disconnect outside working hours?
This statement has been debated for quite some time now. We can imagine that this may sound appealing to most employees and that for some employers the mere thought of the right to disconnect sounds horrible. What is the underlying idea? And what are the chances that employees in the Netherlands will be entitled to the right to disconnect within the foreseeable future?
