[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]Recently, the subdistrict court of The Hague ruled in an immediate dismissal case that a telephone conversation recorded by the employer had been unlawfully obtained and had to be disregarded when assessing the case. What was the case? An employee...

[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 our news item of 28 September 2020, we already informed you that as of 27 March 27 2022, organizations with a so-called "UBO" (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) must register their UBO in the Commercial register. That moment is...

[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 18 February 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that there is no question of a dismissal ban during illness in a dissolution procedure before the subdistrict court on the a-ground if an employee has reported sick in the...

[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]1. Untaxed home office expense reimbursement As from 1 January 2022, the possibility exists to provide employees with a tax-free home office expense allowance of EUR 2 per day (or part of the day) worked from home; The...

[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]There is much uncertainty among employers about what is and what is not permissible with respect to testing and/or questioning employees, or imposing an obligation to vaccinate. In this Q&A, we provide insight into the current state of...

[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]This page is only available in Dutch.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Return to Dutch page [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[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...

[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...

[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...