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In principle, the sick employee is entitled to continued payment of salary for two years. In a number of cases, the employer may suspend or even discontinue the payment of salary. In practice, it is not always easy to distinguish between these terms. Read in this blog the difference between suspension and discontinuation of salary.

The economy is slowly reopening, but not yet for everyone. In order to continue supporting employers as much as possible, the NOW is extended by three months until 30 September 2021. However, the government has decided to apply a maximum turnover loss of 80% (to be declared). Find below the most important features of the NOW 4.

The value of a vacation day is important when holidays are taken and when they are paid out (whether or not at the end of the employment). During vacation, an employee is entitled to his usual wage. In practice, it is not always clear what constitutes as usual wage. In this blog we explain what is included in the so-called 'holiday pay'.

Palthe Oberman is pleased to present you with the most recent Employment Law Tracker consisting of employment law updates of all firms connected to the L&E Global Network for June 2021.

Marcus Draaisma and Lydia Milders are specialised lawyers with very broad experience in solving fraud cases within boards of directors and in the workplace. Approaching corporate fraud, seizure of evidence is being used more and more often.

In the advisory report of 2 June 2021, the Social and Economic Council (SER) has made recommendations for, among other things, the Dutch labour market. The SER makes proposals to reduce flexible employment relationships and to make the use of the open-ended employment contract more attractive for employers. The report aims to increase the security of work and income, make the economy more flexible and create more equality of opportunity.

On 1 August 2022, the Netherlands must have implemented the European Directive on transparent and predictable terms of employment. The directive includes an improved information obligation of the employer and new minimum rights for the employee. An important result of the directive is an adjustment of the current training obligation of the employer. In this blog you can read about the adjustment of the current training obligation and the effect it will have on the study costs clause.

As of 1 July 2021, the Act on Management and Supervision of Legal Entities (in Dutch: Wet Bestuur en Toezicht Rechtspersonen, hereafter “WBTR”) will enter into force. This means that the rules governing the management and supervision of associations, foundations, cooperative associations and mutual benefit organizations will change. For these entities, the law will provide more clarity on the duties and responsibilities of managing and supervisory directors.