Company Accident Temp Worker: who is liable?

Company Accident Temp Worker: who is liable?

Many companies regularly use temporary workers to cope with temporary peaks in workload or for specific projects. Temporary workers offer flexibility, but their position also raises special legal issues, especially...

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Parental Authority: Everything You Need to Know

Parental Authority: Everything You Need to Know

Parental authority gives parents legal responsibility for the upbringing and care of their minor children. Parental authority involves significant rights and obligations, including making decisions about the child’s residence, school...

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Injury and Domestic Help

Injury and Domestic Help

When you get injured in an accident, you may temporarily or even permanently be unable to perform your household tasks. These tasks could range from cleaning to grocery shopping. If...

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Personal Injury in Minors

Personal Injury in Minors

Minors hold a special position within personal injury law, and the lawmakers have built in extra safeguards to protect them. This is due to children being more vulnerable than adults,...

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Accident with a Foreign Vehicle

Accident with a Foreign Vehicle

Have you been hit by a motor vehicle from another country within the European Union in the Netherlands or abroad? Fortunately, all vehicles within the EU are obliged to be...

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Free Aid in Personal Injury

Free Aid in Personal Injury

An accident, an industrial accident or a dog bite can lead to injury or physical complaints, entitling you to compensation. However, what many people do not know is that according...

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Work Accident: What Now?

Work Accident: What Now?

  In short: Employers must take all possible measures to prevent work accidents. If liable, the employer must compensate the employee’s personal injury. Traffic accidents during working hours can also...

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Lawyers with fighting spirit

Lawyers with fighting spirit

Arslan & Arslan Advocaten is an ambitious full-service law firm with offices in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam. We also have a visiting location in Eindhoven. We are perhaps best...

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Transition fee

Transition fee

The transition payment is a major change compared to the old dismissal law. Since 1 July 2015, every employee whose employment contract is terminated after an employment of at least...

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Fired immediately

Fired immediately

Summary dismissal is a notice of termination for an urgent reason, whereby the employment contract is immediately terminated. The employer does not need permission from the UWV for this. However,...

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Whiplash

Whiplash

Car accidents can often have unpleasant consequences. Whiplash is a common injury to the neck and/or back as a result of an accident. The head makes a sudden, powerful movement...

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Criminal law specialists

Criminal law specialists

Yesterday Melanie Schulpen successfully completed the specialization course of the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law after an intensive and instructive year. From now on she can officially call herself...

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From now on also in Amsterdam!

From now on also in Amsterdam!

After opening offices in The Hague, Rotterdam and a visiting location in Eindhoven, we now also have a branch in Amsterdam due to the growing demand from the Amsterdam region....

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We are hiring!

We are hiring!

If you have completed your law degree (HBO/WO), SJD, or MER and are eager to work at an ambitious and young firm, we would love to meet you! Our firm...

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Notice fee

Notice fee

An employee whose employment contract for an indefinite period has lasted at least six months must be notified by his employer at least one month in advance whether his contract...

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Chain arrangement

Chain arrangement

The chain arrangement means that a series of fixed-term employment contracts is converted into an employment contract for an indefinite period. This conversion occurs in the following situations: A series...

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In court, now what?

In court, now what?

No one hopes or expects to need the legal assistance of a criminal lawyer. Unfortunately, you don’t always have control over what comes your way. Should it be necessary, the...

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Guilty passenger

Guilty passenger

The innocent passenger or passenger of a motor vehicle that has been involved in a traffic accident always receives compensation for his damage. After all, he is not at fault...

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Don’t be fooled

Don’t be fooled

In administrative law, decisions of the government are central. Government decisions can have far- reaching consequences for you. It is very important that you take immediate action if you disagree...

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Dismissal during illness: rules, exceptions, and your rights

Everyone can get sick. Fortunately, the law offers employees in such a situation strong protection. In most cases, an employer may not dismiss you during illness. However, there are exceptions and dismissal may be allowed in certain cases. In this article, we explain how the ban on dismissal during illness works, what exceptions exist, and […]

Dismissal during pregnancy and parental leave: your rights

Pregnancy or parental leave is a special and protected period. The legislator wants to prevent employees from unfairly losing their jobs during this phase of their lives. Therefore, there are strict prohibitions on dismissal. Yet some employers still try to dismiss employees during this period. In this article, we explain what your rights are, what […]

Dismissal due to economic business reasons and reorganisation: your rights explained

An employer can dismiss employees if the company runs into financial problems or if there is a reorganisation. This is called economic dismissal. Because this has a large impact on employees, strict rules and procedures apply. In this article we explain when economic dismissal is permitted, how the procedure works, and what rights you as […]

Probation and dismissal during probation: your rights and pitfalls

Many employment contracts contain a probationary period. This is a period in which both the employer and the employee can terminate the collaboration without notice or grounds for dismissal. However, strict rules apply, and as an employee, you do have certain rights. In this article, we discuss the rules surrounding the probationary period, what your […]

Non-competition and relationship clauses: rules, rights, and solutions

Many employment contracts contain a non-competition clause or a relationship clause. These stipulations limit your options to start working with a new employer or maintaining contacts after your dismissal or departure. This can have far-reaching consequences for employees, especially when they want to make a new career move. In this article, we explain what a […]

Transition allowance and severance payments in the Netherlands: your complete guide

In the event of dismissal, you are often entitled to a transition allowance. Sometimes an even higher severance payment can be agreed upon, for instance in a settlement agreement. The difference between these payments is substantial and the financial consequences for you as an employee can be considerable. In this article, we explain how the […]

Dismissal protection in the Netherlands: your complete guide

In the Netherlands, employers cannot simply dismiss employees. As an employee, you enjoy dismissal protection. This means that your employer may only terminate the employment in specific cases, and often requires the permission of the UWV or the subdistrict court. In this article, we explain step by step how dismissal protection works, what exceptions exist, […]

Subsequent Employers and Counting Work as a Temp Worker

Many employees start via a temp agency or a secondment agency at a company, and later become directly employed by the same employer. Or they change employers within a concern, while they continue to do the same job. In these cases, there can be a case of subsequent employer. This means that employment contracts with […]

Termination Agreement and Notice Period: Why is it So Important

A settlement agreement (SA) regulates the termination of your employment by mutual agreement. One of the most important components in this is the notice period. Yet this is often overlooked, while errors in this can have major consequences for your unemployment benefits and your income. In this article we explain what the notice period is, […]