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Providing healthy meals aimed at employees’ wellbeing and health can be regarded as part of an employer’s occupational health and safety (OHS) policy. That is what the Supreme Court ruled in its judgment of 24 May 2024. The Working Conditions Act requires employers to safeguard the safety and health of employees in relation to all…

We previously wrote about a case in which we represented the employer in two proceedings against the same employee. The employee was married to the director and majority shareholder of the employer. A divorce was underway, and by that time the parties had in fact been separated for some time.The appeal in one of the…

Introduction The District Court Gelderland (ECLI:NL:RBGEL:2024:3456) recently ruled on a case in which an employee orally resigned from her contract, but later sought to have that resignation annulled. Facts The employee joined the employer on 15 October 2023 for a fixed term of six months. Two months into her employment, a conversation took place in…

The District Court Zeeland-West-Brabant recently upheld a summary dismissal in a case involving a dishwasher at a hospitality venue in Zeeland who suddenly reported sick on Boxing Day and went home. The employer did not believe him, which led to summary dismissal. Facts The employee had worked at the hospitality venue in Zeeland since 2022….

PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB reach coalition agreement: what does this mean for employment and migration? The political parties PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB have reached agreement on forming a coalition. This agreement, which will be elaborated into a government programme, sets the direction for various policy areas, including labour, migration and social security. Below…

Continuing to pay wages Under Section 7:628 of the Dutch Civil Code (BW), an employer is required to continue paying an employee’s wages for a certain period if the reason for the employee’s absence falls within the employer’s sphere of risk. An employee who is in detention is not entitled to be paid for the…

Yvonne Sorensen recently wrote a blog for Friends in Business on work-life balance for entrepreneurs As an entrepreneur and lawyer, I have the privilege of supporting many business owners. Every entrepreneur who runs a business with enjoyment and success knows the question: “Are you actually taking good care of yourself?” The real question is how…

ECLI:NL:RBROT:2024:2932 Summarily dismissing an employee is never without risk. Such dismissals are often annulled by the courts for lack of urgent cause. The District Court Rotterdam recently upheld a summary dismissal in a case concerning an employee who, while on sick leave, carried out work for another company. Facts The employee had worked for the…

District Court Rotterdam (Rotterdam location), 29 November 2023, ECLI:NL:RBROT:2023:12192As an employer, you face many challenges, and a sick employee can create a particularly complex situation. A ruling from November 2023, in which a sick employee was wrongly summarily dismissed, underlines the importance of a careful approach to reintegration during illness. Here are some key lessons…

Changes concerning the (electric) company car In 2024, a number of things changed regarding company cars. We have set out the relevant points for you below. Increase in mileage allowanceThe tax-free mileage allowance for business travel rises from EUR 0.21 in 2023 to EUR 0.23 in 2024. This increase is intended as an incentive for…

Self-insuring employers, take note! Most employers are aware that an employee can report sick to the UWV, but an employee can also report sick retroactively. The UWV is required to investigate such a sick note. Filing a retroactive sick note, however, does not always guarantee that the employee will be granted a sickness benefit (Ziektewet,…