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The consequential effect of the prohibition on termination of employment during an employee’s illness.

In the first two years of illness, the prohibition on termination applies. In principle, the employment agreement cannot be terminated during that period, not even with a dismissal permit from UWV. However, in some cases, dismissal during an employee’s il

A relatively common question in employment law is: can an employee be dismissed in connection with offences committed outside working hours?

Violation of conditions in the employment agreement is often made subject to a penalty. The most well-known example is the penalty attached to a non-competition clause. Violation of a confidentiality clause, a prohibition on ancillary activities or a non-

Employing foreign nationals in the Netherlands often requires a permit, the so-called work permit for non-EU nationals. This is provided for in the Dutch Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act (Wet arbeid vreemdelingen – Wav). At present, the permit requireme

Social media use has changed the world. A single Twitter message can suddenly prove very popular and be retweeted so often that the number of readers exceeds that of the entire circulation of the national newspapers. While this is usually not the case, it

Companies that work with dangerous substances often have a total smoking ban in place, which includes the yard. An employee of Elementis Specialties in Delden was recently dismissed with immediate effect for violating the smoking ban that applies at that