Employment Law
Employment law is constantly changing, with various new legislation in the field of, among other things, dismissal and flexible employment. We focus on employment law in the broadest sense, including individual and collective dismissals (reorganisations), changes to employment conditions and non-competition clauses. We also have extensive experience in the field of flexible employment relationships and contract agreements. Our clients are both national and international employers, (statutory) directors and employees, in virtually all sectors of the economy.
Barbara Spliet
partner/lawyer
Renzo Ter Haseborg
partner/lawyer
Yvette Kouwenberg
lawyer/associate partner
News
Transition compensation after two years of illness
A previous bill comprised that employers could be indemnified, upon request, for payment of a (transitional) severance amount upon termination of the employment of a long-term ill employee (hereinafter: ‘the compensation plan’). This compensation plan has recently been specified. We hereby would like to inform you about the ‘what, when and how (much)’.
Current issues employment law
The self-employment (‘ZZP’) dossier
On 9 February 2018, the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment announced in a letter to the Lower Chamber (Dutch = ‘Tweede Kamer’) that the enforcement of the Employment Relations Deregulation Act (Dutch = ‘DBA’) will be further suspended until 1 January 2020.
Alerts on employee participation: remuneration, the right of consent on the sale of the company, participation and role supervisor, and privacy
Employee participation law keeps developing. Below are some alerts for those who are interested in or concerned with employee participation.
Transition compensation: Update
The transition compensation keeps the legislator and the judiciary occupied. Below a survey of recent developments and rulings, after a brief explanation of the general rules in connection with the transition compensation.
Complying with the confidentiality obligation in employment relationships
Employees have a confidentiality obligation regarding confidential information on the employer’s business operations. It relates to customer base, pricing, bids, all the information that is not publicly available, and in cases where the employer has an interest in protecting the information, for instance because it concerns considerations of competition or reputation.