Netherlands: Contract of Employment

The Dutch Parliament has approved sweeping reforms to employment law that will fundamentally reshape how companies use flexible workers, including on-call staff, temporary contracts, and agency workers. With implementation set for January 2028, these changes aim to provide greater income and working hour security for the 30% of Dutch employees currently working under flexible arrangements—the highest rate in Europe. Employers relying on flexible staffing models face significant operational and financi

The Netherlands has introduced a new legal presumption of employment for workers earning below EUR 38 per hour, fundamentally shifting the burden of proof in disputes over employment classification. While the substantive criteria for determining employment relationships remain unchanged, clients must now demonstrate that low-paid workers are genuinely self-employed rather than employees.

The Dutch employment law landscape is undergoing significant transformation, with proposed reforms targeting non-compete clauses, pay transparency requirements, and reintegration obligations for sick employees. Recent court decisions from the International Court of Justice and CJEU are reshaping fundamental workplace rights, including the scope of strike protections and the definition of collective redundancies in workplace relocation scenarios.

In the Netherlands, employees have the right to request flexible working arrangements, but can employers refuse? A recent court case examined whether an employer could deny a request to work four nine-hour days instead of five...

The Dutch coalition government has unveiled sweeping employment law reforms affecting everything from startup equity compensation to pension ages, while courts and regulators tackle...

Are Uber drivers employees or independent entrepreneurs? Dutch courts have tackled this question head-on, and their answer may surprise anyone expecting a clear-cut outcome.

Voor veel bedrijven zijn arbeidsmigranten onmisbare krachten, maar het huidige woningtekort raakt ook deze groep woningzoekenden. Arbeidsmigranten kunnen hierdoor wegblijven.

An employer in the Netherlands has to inform an employee in writing or electronically of the key terms of employment, including any bonus plan, within one month of starting work.

In de procedure die ik bespreek, draait het om de vraag of een werkgever, Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (LVNL), jarenlang toegekende en ingeroosterde flexuren eenzijdig mag wijzigen...