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- Dutch employment law 4 March 2015 4 min
Changes in Dutch labour law 2015
On 1 January 2015, the first part of the amendments to the Work and Security Act (WWZ) was introduced. On 1 July the second part of the WWZ will be introduced. But what exactly are…
- Corporate law in The Netherlands 3 March 2015 4 min
Powers of investigators in inquiry proceedings
What can be expected if, after a hearing of the Enterprise Division, an investigator is appointed? Is this investigator subject to certain rules? At first glance this appears not…
- Dutch employment law 13 March 2014 2 min
Sommelier of the prestige Amstel Hotel dismissed unfairly because of drinking wine
The interim relief judge of the Amsterdam District Court has ordered the Amstel Hotel to give a sommelier back his job, subject to a penalty of max € 75.000. The sommelier (wine…
- Dutch contract law 25 June 2013 2 min
Fishing expedition or fair request for inspection of evidence?
A party to a procedure can demand inspection of evidence which is in possession of the opposing party. This request can be made to the court before or during a lawsuit. A request…
- Dutch employment law 29 March 2013 3 min
Labor contract or contract for services in The Netherlands?
When somebody does work for another and gets paid for his services, we call this either a labor contract or a contract for services. Under Dutch law, the difference makes a big…
- Dutch employment law 24 January 2013 3 min
Termination of an employment contract in The Netherlands
The Netherlands has quite well established employee protection rights. While in many other countries employers can lay off their employees more easily, in The Netherlands the…
- Dutch employment law 11 July 2012 2 min
Reorganization in The Netherlands
In The Netherlands it is important to carefully determine which employees can be dismissed in a reorganization, as the selection of the redundant employees is a very important…