Labor matters

Starting as a freelancer alongside your regular job can be a safe way to discover if entrepreneurship suits you — you retain the security of your salary while...

An on-call contract with a preliminary agreement is not an employment contract, but an agreement to only conclude an employment contract once the employer makes a call and the on-call worker accepts that call. The core principle is non-binding:...

A resolutive condition in the employment contract can cause the agreement to terminate immediately if a specific event occurs — for example, if a driver loses their license. Such a condition is, according to...

Introducing a collective holiday is permitted, but only if this is properly arranged: in the employment contract or collective labour agreement, or after agreement with the works council or employee representatives. If you do not do this correctly,...

You can deal with an employee who repeatedly oversleeps or arrives late — but dismissal is only the final step. Start with a conversation and an official warning, build a...

Dismissing a chronically ill employee is not straightforward: dismissal related to a disability or chronic illness is prohibited discrimination. However, as an employer, you are not stuck indefinitely. Through two...

If an employee returns their business laptop at the end of their employment, you must handle the data on it with care. Such a laptop often contains company data,...

A summary dismissal must take place without delay: you must act quickly upon discovery of the urgent cause. 'Without delay' does not necessarily mean 'immediately': you may conduct a brief investigation and...

If an employee makes a mistake and damage occurs, he is rarely personally liable for it. The law protects the employee: he is only liable in cases of intent or conscious recklessness...

An internship agreement, a work-study agreement, and an employment contract are three different things. In an internship, learning is the primary focus and there is no employment relationship. In a work-study agreement (such as a BBL program), learning...