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In the case of a flexible employment contract where an employee works an average number of hours per week, the employer may, under certain conditions, allow non-worked hours to be made up as negative hours — even if this is done by...

You may pass on collection costs and (statutory) interest to a customer who pays late, but only after the payment term has expired and you have sent a reminder — for consumers with a...

Anyone who collects personal data via a website must secure it properly — especially in healthcare and when dealing with children's data. An orthodontic practice that asks patients to register via an unsecured (unencrypted) form...

You need a Data Processing Agreement as soon as you have another party (a “processor”) process personal data on your behalf — for example, a payroll administrator, a cloud service (SaaS), or a freelancer with access to...

Selling by telephone is permitted, but counts as distance selling: the consumer has a 14-day cooling-off period, and you must clearly inform him of this and his other rights. Recording...

An employee can also resign with immediate effect, but only for an urgent reason, and it must be done and communicated without delay. It is risky: without a valid urgent reason...

In debt collection proceedings, costs can mount rapidly: in one case, a debt of around 1,000 euros grew to over 3,000 euros due to collection costs, interest, legal proceedings, service costs, and post-judgment fees...

Lengthy general terms and conditions are not nonsense: for your client, they replace hard-to-find regulatory law with clear, pre-known agreements. After all, many Civil Code rules apply only “unless otherwise agreed”. Good...

Absence from work due to (pre-trial) detention is not in itself a valid reason for summary dismissal — not even in the event of repetition. However, the employer can have the employment contract dissolved due to...

A database — a systematically organized, searchable collection of data in which substantial investment has been made — enjoys protection under database law. You may not access a substantial part of it without permission or...