Expelling a member from the works council is not possible under the Works Council Act (WOR) by the works council or company itself. However, a member can be excluded from acting as works council member by the court (section 13 of the WOR).
read moreMembers of the Works Council, but also, for example, members of Works Council committees, are protected against detriment under the Dutch Works Councils Act (WOR) (section 21 WOR).
read moreIn an outline letter dated 5 July 2022 , the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (in Dutch: Minister SZW) presented a framework approach to achieve a reform of the current labour market system.
read moreMany organisations work with self-employed workers. Whether they are called self-employed without staff, consultants or freelancers: for most organisations, it is important that these self-employed workers cannot be seen as employees. Only then Dutch dismissal law and continued payment during illness will not apply and the employer avoids additional tax assessments from the tax authorities
read moreInadequate performance by the employee may, under circumstances, be grounds for termination of the employment agreement. For a request for dissolution to succeed, a number of conditions must be met.
read moreCurrently, the Act on Deregulation of Assessment of working relations (in Dutch: Wet DBA) is in place to (help) clarify the working relationship between principals and contractors. Unfortunately, in practice, the Act has not brought the clarity that was intended beforehand.
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