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Yes, reporting sick via WhatsApp can be legally valid. The law does not prescribe a fixed form in which an employee must report sick. What is decisive is not the channel, but whether it...

A non-compete clause that is formulated too strictly or too vaguely often offers less protection than you think. For example, if the clause only prohibits “direct or indirect participation” in a competitor,...

In principle, starting work for your former boss as a self-employed professional is perfectly fine, but the risk is that the Tax Authorities view the collaboration as disguised employment (false self-employment). Does the...

Biometric authentication in the workplace is not easily enforceable in the Netherlands. A fingerprint, iris scan, or facial recognition constitutes special personal data, and under the GDPR, this is subject in principle to...

As an employer, you are almost always liable for the damage suffered by your employee or hired freelancer in the event of a workplace accident, unless you can prove that you have fulfilled your duty of care...

A letter of dismissal in the case of summary dismissal must make three things crystal clear: that there is a summary dismissal, what urgent reason underlies it, and why...

In many cases, email tracking requires prior, unambiguous consent from the recipient. A tracking pixel processes personal data – such as the IP address and the time of open – that are traceable...

Yes, a shareholders' agreement can affect a corporate law decision. Although the agreement is formally a contract between the shareholders themselves, case law accepts that provisions arising from it can have an “effect” within the company....

As an employer, you may only offset a negative leave balance upon termination of employment against the final settlement if you have agreed to this in writing with your employee in advance. Without such an agreement, offsetting is legally...

A letter of intent is not a non-binding intention: certain parts are immediately legally binding, and anyone who breaks off negotiations at the wrong moment risks liability for damages. Whether you...