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As of 1 July 2015, the Dutch Work and Security Act (Wet Werk en Zekerheid – WWZ) stipulates that, in the event of (involuntary) termination of his employment agreement, in principle, the employer owes the employee a transition compensation. In such case,

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