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April 2, 2025

Scope of collective bargaining: which collective bargaining agreement do I fall under as an employer?

2025-02-04T11:27:40+00:00March 19, 2024|employees, posts|

In a previous article, we wrote about the importance of a scope study and avoiding a financial noose. This time, it is the online supermarkets Picnic, Flink, Gorillas, Getir and Hofweb that are facing the collective bargaining agreement Food Industry. In this article, we discuss the judgment of the Central Netherlands District Court dated February 28, 2024, as well as discuss the importance of a scope study.

Temporary law on transparency turboliquidation

2024-03-12T08:48:32+00:00February 19, 2024|enterprise and real estate, news, posts, specialist areas|

The Temporary Act on Transparency Turboliquidation came into force on 15 November 2023. The consequences of this law and the additional conditions that must be met have been written about before (see, for example, the article from 22 March 2023). Despite the increased requirements, turbo liquidation is still a good tool for winding up companies with no operations and assets after 15 November 2023.

Indexation of rent by 14.5% in 2023 not unreasonable

2024-03-12T08:57:34+00:00February 16, 2024|enterprise and real estate, posts, specialist areas|

Many lessees of commercial space faced indexation of the rent according to the consumer price index (CPI) by a percentage of 14.5% in 2023. Several tenants of commercial space disagreed, and there have since been court cases about this. From the court rulings, the view emerges that indexation of the rent in 2023 by 14.5% is not unreasonable.

The importance of a scope review: avoid a financial noose

2024-02-12T13:35:05+00:00February 6, 2024|employees, posts|

Recently, the Hague Court of Appeal ruled that Booking.com must join the industry pension fund for the travel industry. The company opposed this because it sees itself as an Internet company. The financial consequences for Booking.com are huge: The parent company estimates that the ruling will lead to an additional cost of 405 million euros.

International trade: the Vienna Sales Convention

2024-01-25T09:53:29+00:00January 25, 2024|international, posts|

There is constant trading between business parties. Products are bought and delivered to be used, processed or, for example, resold. More than once these trading relationships cross the border of the Netherlands or even Europe. To prevent all kinds of different legal rules from applying in these trading relationships, there is the UN Convention on the International Sales of Goods (CISG), or the Vienna Sales Convention ("the Convention"). This Convention provides rules for international sale of goods.

End of an addicted employee’s employment contract?

2023-09-19T10:19:19+00:00September 19, 2023|employees, posts|

Abuse of alcohol or drugs can lead to major problems in the workplace. Think of unsafe situations, dysfunction and regular and/or long-term disability. The employer sometimes wants to unilaterally terminate the employment contract in such a situation. What are the possibilities.

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