Mobile phones in the workplace: what is reasonable?
Facebook, WhatsApp, or games like Pokémon Go: distractions at work are only increasing. And mobile phones often play a part in this. To what extent should you...
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Unjustly dismissed: what can you do?
Unjustified dismissal: routes to restore your position. When a dismissal or suspension is imposed that you believe is unjustified, every day counts. The legal playing field offers various...
Incapacity for work: how to avoid wage penalties
Incapacity for work: employer obligations and pitfalls When an employee reports sick, a process begins for the employer involving strict legal obligations that can last a total of one hundred and four weeks, with...
Employee lies about dead son and is fired
Lying to your employer can cost you your job. In a remarkable case, an employee was fired after it emerged that she had lied about her son's health to...
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace
Pregnancy discrimination is prohibited, but it is still widespread: a large proportion of pregnant women who are working or applying for jobs experience it. Treating an employee or job applicant differently because of pregnancy...
BKR registration: an obstacle for every business
A registration with the Credit Registration Bureau (BKR) can also have unpleasant consequences for entrepreneurs, especially if it is negative. A negative registration makes it more difficult to obtain financing....
From self-employed to employed in 6 steps
If you are a self-employed professional making the switch to salaried employment — due to declining assignments, a need for security, or stricter enforcement of the DBA Act — do so in a structured manner. In six...
Oral employment contract: valid, but risky
An oral employment contract is perfectly valid in the Netherlands: an employment contract does not need to be in writing. Nevertheless, working without a written contract is risky — for both employer and employee — primarily because...
The law is knocking: why employers must make their workplace safer
A minor defect in the workplace — such as a loose doorknob — can have major consequences. An employer was held liable by the court for the injury that an employee...
Intervening in cases of suspected fraud or theft in the workplace
If you suspect fraud or theft by an employee, act with due care: substantiate the suspicion, conduct an investigation within privacy regulations, apply the principle of hearing both sides, and build evidence. Only then...
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