25 Oct

Posted at 13:26h in Newsletter

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14 Oct

Posted at 06:36h in Newsletter

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a case between Uber and trade union FNV, the Amsterdam Court ruled on 13 September 2021 that Uber drivers are not self-employed, but in Uber’s employment. In the court’s opinion, a “modern employer-employee relationship” exists between the...

14 Oct

Posted at 06:34h in Newsletter

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]A tax-free home-working allowance was announced in the Tax Plan 2022 that was published on Budget Day. As from 2022, employers may therefore pay their employees a tax-free home-working allowance of up to €2 per day. The tax-free...

14 Oct

Posted at 06:33h in Newsletter

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Working from home has soared since the outbreak of the corona pandemic. A structural increase in home-working is expected after the end of the corona crisis, now that many employees and employers have acquired a taste for working...

14 Oct

Posted at 06:32h in Newsletter

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the event of long-term incapacity for work, reintegration obligations apply to both the employer and the employee. They must jointly ensure that the sick employee is able to return to work as soon as possible. The employer...

14 Oct

Posted at 06:32h in Newsletter

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 25 August, three young women at Vestius were sworn in as lawyers: Sabine Chan, Puck Keurentjes and Lusine Shahbazyan. With the gowns under their arms, they cycled to the brand-new court building on Parnassusweg. Their colleagues and...

08 Jul

Posted at 07:48h in Newsletter

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introduction Business and personal life regularly mix, for instance when a managing director personally guarantees debts of the company that he or she is managing. This may result in a managing director assuming private commitments that may significantly impact...

08 Jul

Posted at 07:45h in Newsletter

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Dutch Data Protection Authority recently fined a company for registering its employees’ health data. The reason for reporting sick was recorded in the company’s absenteeism records. The register contained sensitive information on the employees’ physical or mental...