The case is about whether a Deliveroo deliverer should be regarded as a contractor or as an employee. An important issue, because an employee enjoys much more protection than a contractor. For example, an employee is entitled to protection from dismissal, to continued payment of wages in the event of illness and unemployment benefits. All this does not apply to a contractor.
read moreThe Gatekeeper Improvement Act requires you to reintegrate an employee who is incapacitated for work due to illness. COVID-19 does not alter this, however it may cause you to face certain challenges during the reintgration process. For instance, how to reintegrate a sick employee when your business is closed as a result of governmental COVID-19 measures, such is the case in the hospitality industry? Particularily taking in mind that UWV can impose a wage sanction if UWV would deem the reintgration efforts as insufficiently after two years of illness.
read moreUWV has published new implementation rules on redundancy. These rules are effective as of 1 September 2020.
read moreAlthough the details of NOW 3 are not yet known, the government announced several amendments. The exact terms and conditions of NOW 3 will be announced by 1 October 2020.
read moreCourt bans unilateral COVID-inspired salary decrease of 25%
read moreNOW 2.0
In our previous news releases we informed you about the Emergency Employment Bridging Measure Noodmaatregel Overbrugging voor Werkgelegenheid (NOW) and the changes to this. In the meantime, it has become clear that the NOW regulation will be renewed up to 1 October 2020 (NOW 2.0).
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