State pension (AOW) age to rise in 2028

Employers can ask employees to be present a few minutes early so they can start their actual duties on time. One reason for this may be that logging in, or starting up devices and systems, can take a while, meaning employees need to begin before their official start time. This raises the question of whether…

District Court Rotterdam, 18 December 2024, ECLI:NL:RBROT:2024:12986 Handling of a poor-performance file costs employer €114,130 On 18 December 2024, the District Court Rotterdam awarded fair compensation on the grounds of seriously culpable conduct by the employer. The employer claimed the employee had been underperforming for years; the employee disputed this. Facts The employee had been…

In many industries, it is difficult to find new staff. One solution can be found in retaining or hiring retired employees. Can these retired employees be offered a fixed-term contract? Six contracts in four years is allowedUnder the chain-contract rule (Section 7:668a of the Dutch Civil Code), a maximum of three employment contracts may be…

The employee, aged 59, had worked for Stichting ViVa! Zorggroep (“Viva!”) since 19 July 2011 as a housing and wellbeing worker in the department for elderly residents with dementia. On 6 January 2021, Viva! received a report from a colleague of the employee about an incident involving powdered sugar on 31 December 2020, involving 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…