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You may not simply use an existing font in your logo or corporate identity. A font may be protected by copyright, and the associated font file almost always is. Without the proper license, you risk...

You may only process personal data such as a telephone number if you have a valid legal basis for doing so. The fact that the number is 'convenient' is not sufficient: a telephone number is rarely necessary for the...

Upon termination of the agency agreement, the commercial agent is often entitled to a client compensation (Article 7:442 of the Dutch Civil Code): a goodwill compensation for the clients he introduced and from which you still benefit....

A blog post or message with a promotional nature is easily considered advertising. If you link to, for example, a gambling provider without a Dutch license, you may be in violation of...

Since January 1, 2020, the rule applies: no work, still pay — unless the failure to work falls within the employee's sphere of risk. The burden of proof for this has shifted to the employer. Would...

You may restrict alcohol consumption at work through your health and safety and personnel policy, but in principle, you may not simply test employees for alcohol: that involves special personal data and...

Consent for tracking cookies must be free, specific, and unambiguous. A cookie wall — no access unless you agree — does not constitute valid consent, and neither do pre-ticked boxes. The...

A minimum-maximum contract offers you flexibility, but the rules are strict: the employee has guaranteed hours as well as the call-up rights under the Balanced Labour Market Act (WAB), such as a call-up period of four...

With the i-ground (the cumulative ground), you can dismiss an employee if several grounds for dismissal, individually insufficient, together constitute reasonable grounds. The judge may, however, award additional compensation...

You may only process employee data if this is necessary and based on a valid legal basis. Due to the hierarchical relationship, employee consent is usually not a suitable legal basis; you often base...