Netherlands: Redundancy/Layoff

The Dutch pension transition from defined benefits to defined contributions is creating complex challenges around compensation for employees. Pension providers and employers face disputes over disclosure requirements, reorganization scenarios, and timing issues that can cause employees to miss out on or double up on compensation. Legal experts examine the emerging conflicts and overlooked considerations as the 2028 implementation deadline approaches.

On 15 December 2025, the Dutch Council of State (CoS; in Dutch: Raad van State) issued a critical opinion on the draft bill on transfer of undertaking in bankruptcy...

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The Netherlands has announced a second phase of its corona crisis job retention scheme, NOW. This article provides details of NOW 2.0.

On May 28, 2020, the Dutch government announced that the economic relief package in connection with the coronavirus crisis will be extended by one month, to October 1, 2020.

Op 18 september 2018, de derde dinsdag van september, heeft de minister van Financiën traditiegetrouw de Miljoenennota gepresenteerd.