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?
WINTER WEATHER WAGE PAYMENTS
It is finally cold, really cold in the Netherlands. Secretly, everyone may already be looking forward to a skating competition in the neighbourhood or that snow fight with the neighbours. Winter weather also raises a number of employment law questions. …
WEBINAR WORKX (RE)ORGANISES 11 FEB. AT 9H
Fortunately, there is a vaccine against Covid-19 and there is hope for better times…At the same time, we see that many organisations are unfortunately forced to reorganise in the coming period. After a successful first Workx webinar in November, we …
How does the curfew affect labor law?
The government is instituting a curfew from 23 January 2021 with a ban on being outside between 9pm and 4.30am, except in exceptional cases. This measure will also entail the timely closure of shops (still open) in the food sector. …
2021: looking ahead
First of all, we would like to wish everyone another very happy new year on behalf of Team Workx. Hopefully we can get back to the old ”normal” soon so we can meet in person again. But as long as …
