Foreign Nationals (Employment) Act
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
Dismissal due to social media use
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
Dismissal due to violation of a smoking ban
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
