Netherlands: Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

It is apparent from a recent judgment issued by the North Holland District Court that employers should exercise due care when completely excluding employees from business operations related to their job, especially...

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.

A settlement agreement (vaststellingsovereenkomst; VSO) is often an efficient way for employers to terminate an employment relationship.

One day, as an employer, you may find yourself in a situation where you need or want to summarily dismiss an employee. Theft, fraud, threats and violence are situations that come to mind...

Jasper Hoffstedde and Fleur van Lieshout of Littler's Amsterdam office discuss the termination clause in Dutch employment agreements.

Early in 2019, we wrote in response to the #MeToo movement that an employer had to ensure a safe working environment. With a sound and effectively enforced policy...

On 7 February 2013, the Brussels Labour Court of Appeal rendered a judgment on the admissibility into evidence of e-mails obtained in violation of the privacy rules.

The Extraordinary Labor Relations Decree 1945 (Buitengewoon Besluit Arbeidsverhoudingen 1945 (‘BBA’)) stipulates that an employer may only give notice of termination of the employment relationship with an employee after obtaining the prior consent of the UWV and therefore after obtaining a dismissal permit.

Plans on drastic modification of Dutch dismissal law and the Unemployment Insurance Act