Newsletter Employment law

The employment law newsletter is published once every two months, and offers you an overview of recent and important practical developments. You can subscribe or unsubscribe to the newsletter by mailing info@akd.nl.

Employment law newsletter - Edition 4, 2011

  • Non-solicitation agreement violated via LinkedIn
  • Working after the age of 65
  • The employment of foreign workers. What issues do you need to be aware of as an employer?

 

Employment law newsletter - Edition 3, 2011

  • Entitlement to severance pay affected by death of employee?
  • Resolutive conditions in employment contracts: an easy way out?
  • A takeover by two parties: no transfer of undertakings?
  • Newsflash RA&E

 

Employment law newsletter - Edition 2, 2011

  • Prohibition of dismissal during sick leave
  • Dissolution request from employees always to be awarded?
  • Romantic relationship of an employee: the effective end of the employment?

 

Employment law newsletter - Edition 1, 2011

  • Dispatch by registered mail: a legal guarantee of receipt?
  • Abuse of trial period
  • Employee in the service of a personnel BV and transfer of a business
  • Entitlement to pay during a strike?

 

Employment law newsletter - Edition 6, 2010

  • Dismissal of a director under the Articles of Association: don't forget the exceptions!
  • Protection against dismissal in spite of a fixed-term employment contract?
  • ABN has to fulfil exorbitant dismissal compensation obligations
  • Which years should be included as years of service?
  • Industrial tribunals: we're not rid of them yet

 

Employment law newsletter - Edition 5, 2010

  • Reporting sick from abroad
  • Reimbursing works council costs
  • What to do when an employee is in custody?
  • Dismissing chronically sick employees during their probationary period
  • Important consequences of the new work-related costs scheme
  • News flash: More and longer employment contracts for young people

 

Employment law newsletter - Edition 4, 2010

  • BBA applies to foreign employees
  • Bonus in the event of pregnancy and maternity leave
  • Immediate dismissal and still a right to compensation?
  • Transfer of undertaking: deviation from European law not justified in a collective labour agreement
  • Rights of inquiry of client councils


Employment law newsletter - Edition 3, 2010

  • Dissolution during the notice period
  • Damage liability from contract termination: an abuse of rights?
  • Does a payrolled employee have an employment contract with their hirer?
  • Holidays while off sick: consent required!


Employment law newsletter - Edition 2, 2010

  • Transfer of ownership and rights under collective bargaining agreements
  • Absence of mutual contractual agreement
  • Final discharge, final acquittal?
  • Is an employee allowed to drink from two wells?
  • (Extralegal) consent in introduction of dress codes? 


Employment law newsletter - Edition 1, 2010

  • State not employer to cover cost of 'dam burst' of holiday entitlements
  • Employer not liable for fatal accident despite penalty from Labour
    Inspectorate
  • Withdrawal of an application for dissolving an employment contract. And then?
  • Employer liable for errors by company doctor
  • Proposed amendment to the pension


Employment law newsletter - Edition 6, 2009

  • Potential 'dam burst' of employees' holiday entitlements on the horizon?
  • Young people to work longer on temporary contracts
  • The sick employee: what is an employer entitled to know?
  • Bottom pinching in the workplace: is it (always) sexual intimidation?
  • Equal Treatment Commission views 'doorwerkcao' positively


Employment law newsletter - Edition 5, 2009

  • Reflection principle amended: employee sooner regarded as being indispensable
  • ABC or XYZ?
  • Dress codes versus religion
  • Whether or not to include a non-competition clause in a settlement agreement
  • Time registration system: Big Brother is watching?


Employment law newsletter - Edition 4, 2009

  • Be careful when formulating grounds for dismissal!
  • Collective dismissal via the subdistrict court?
  • Can an employer exert influence over an employee's health?
  • Transfer of ownership: employment protection is extensive
  • Impending reorganisation? Employee participation can be obligatory even in the absence of a works council


Employment law newsletter - Edition 3, 2009

  • All-in salary allowable for part-timers 
  • Conditions attached to the new part-time WW regulation
  • When is suitable work 'stipulated work'? 
  • Can an employer in dire straits find their bones being picked clean?
  • Opportunities for reassignment with the company?
  • Concept social plan is sufficient


Employment law newsletter - Edition 2, 2009

  • Employers' insurance obligations during employee travel
  • Employer liable for breaking off negotiations
  • Employee liable due to resignation during probationary period?
  • Annulment of a termination agreement
  • Compensation for proven unfair dismissal


Employment law newsletter - Edition 1, 2009 

  • Lying on your CV: immediate justification for dismissal?
  • Lower premiums and salary subsidies for older (sick) employees
  • Online personnel recruitment increasingly popular
  • Retaining all terms and conditions of employment in the event of a takeover?
  • Taxation of excessive remuneration for company bosses
  • Is approval mandatory when revising a bonus scheme?


Employment law newsletter - Edition 6, 2008

  • Revisting the sub-district court's formula
  • Good news! Lighter burden with new sickness notification procedure
  • Senior managers and cartel penalties: look out for yourself?
  • Overpayment of salary: too bad, but thanks anyway?
  • Grey hairs showing in the pension clause


Employment law newsletter - Edition 5, 2008

  • Court verdict means minor traffic fines can be reclaimed
  • Discrimination in job application procedures
  • Employers: dont forget the work permit!
  • Extending the rules for the ban on discrimination
  • Far-reaching obligations for employers


Employment law newsletter - Edition 4, 2008

  • The bigger they are, the harder they fall
  • Sexual intimidation: prudence is called for
  • Instant dismissal: do it immediately
  • Reintegration costs recoverable from third parties Abolition of preventive dismissal examination
  • Abolition of preventive dismissal examination


Employment law newsletter - Edition 3, 2008

  • An employee with two jobs
  • MKB-Nederland wants employees to shoulder costs of sickness-related absenteeism
  • When is a non-competition clause 'agreed to in writing'?
  • Teleworking
  • Duty of care in arranging comprehensive insurance cover


Employment law newsletter - Edition 2, 2008

  • Video recording as investigative tool: is it allowed?
  • Legal ins and outs of those working beyond the age 65
  • No instant dismissal in case of "theft"
  • Bonus systems: guard against the pitfalls
  • Breach of non-competition agreement: does the new employer get off scot-free?

 
Employment law newsletter - Edition 1, 2008

  • Private net surfing at work: time for employers to call a halt!
  • Staff outing? Leave the boss behind!
  • Instant dismissal for failing to admit burn-out
  • Employer's duty to ensure smoke-free working environment
  • CWI treats the employee unfairly

 
Employment law newsletter - Edition 5,  2007

  • No right to wages in case of alcohol or drug addiction
  • High compensation in case of refusal to participate in mediation
  • Management agreement or employment agreement?
  • Manifestly unreasonable termination by an employee
  • Drug use in private time leads to instant dismissal


Employment law newsletter - Edition 4,  2007

  • Request working hours adjustment enforced in appeal
  • Information about student loan illegitimate
  • Employee responsible for overdue maintenance leased car?
  • Dismissal due to extra-marital affair
  • Further relaxation right of dismissal


Employment law newsletter - Edition 3,  2007

  • Beware of your blogging employee!
  • How far does the employer duty of care extend?
  • Employee cannot claim termination compensation immediately
  • Employer warned after a dismissal with immediate effect for theft
  • Instant dismissal for violating sick leave regulations


Employment law newsletter - Edition 2,  2007

  • A drunken employee: a hangover for the employer
  • Be careful with probation dismissal!
  • Change to policy regulations for the Central Organisation for Work and Income (CWI) dismissal
  • Your employee in prison: reason for dismissal?
  • Transfer of undertaking: recent developments