25 Apr

Posted at 10:26h in Uncategorized

[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 4 March 2024, the long-awaited proposal for modernizing non-compete clauses was published for internet consultation. The proposal aims to discourage the inclusion of non-compete clauses as standard provisions in employment contracts. Research indicates a significant increase in...

25 Apr

Posted at 10:24h in Uncategorized

[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]Real-life examples In March 2023, the Supreme Court rendered judgment in the case between Deliveroo and FNV. The case revolved around the question of whether Deliveroo's delivery drivers who worked on the basis of an independent contractor agreement were...

25 Apr

Posted at 10:23h in Uncategorized

[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]Attention to the climate and sustainability is increasing in society. This translates not only within the boardrooms of companies, but also in the workplace into many questions about making existing employment conditions more sustainable or introducing green working...

25 Apr

Posted at 10:21h in Uncategorized

[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]For many years, a director under the articles of association of a private limited company and public limited company has enjoyed little protection against dismissal. About three years ago, the position of the directors of an association and...

13 Feb

Posted at 08:47h in Uncategorized

[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 newsletter of December 2022, we already provided a brief explanation of the - then upcoming - Security Assessment for Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions Act (Vifo Act). The Vifo Act introduced a safety test for investments, mergers...

13 Feb

Posted at 08:46h in Uncategorized

[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 preventive dismissal test is sometimes perceived by employers as a handbrake. Between a request for dissolution by the court and the date of the decision easily 2 to 3 months go by. This does not include...

13 Feb

Posted at 08:45h in Uncategorized

[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 article is inspired by a recent verdict regarding an automatic price compensation in a collective labour agreement (CLA). In this case, the employer terminated the enterprise CLA concluded with FNV. Compliance with the CLA would mean that...

13 Feb

Posted at 08:43h in Uncategorized

[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]What happens if an employee's holiday has already been determined, the employee subsequently becomes ill and – with the permission of the company doctor – still enjoys his holiday? Can the employer write off these vacation days or...

13 Feb

Posted at 08:42h in Uncategorized

[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]Dutch case law is full of cases in which the interpretation of agreements and general terms and conditions is central. In the Haviltex judgment, the Supreme Court ruled that, in addition to the textual interpretation, the expectations that...

14 Dec

Posted at 10:24h in Uncategorized

[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]Article 7:611a of the Dutch Civil Code sets out an employment-law training obligation. This training obligation means, among other things, that an employer must enable an employee to follow training that is ‘necessary’ for the performance of the...