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Dismissal by mutual consent (VSO): your complete guide
More and more often, termination is arranged through a settlement agreement (VSO). This is a written agreement in which the employer and employee agree on

Fair compensation in addition to transition compensation: when are you entitled to it?
When your employer dismisses you, you are in principle entitled to the transition compensation. This is the statutory severance payment intended to facilitate the move

Dismissal protection in the Netherlands: your complete guide
In the Netherlands, employers cannot simply dismiss employees. As an employee, you are entitled to dismissal protection. This means that your employer may terminate the

Dismissal for business economic reasons and reorganization: your rights explained
An employer can dismiss employees if the company runs into financial difficulties or if there is a reorganization. This is called dismissal on business economic

Everything you need to know about the travel allowance: rights and options
Employees often have questions about their right to a travel allowance. While it may seem logical that employers provide compensation for the costs employees incur

Right to wages during suspension or inactive status: what should you know?
A suspension or inactive status has great consequences for both the employee and employer. Often the question arises: do you retain your right to wages

Workplace accident involving a temporary agency worker: who is liable?
Temporary agency workers often work in sectors where physical risks exist, such as construction, logistics, and industry. If something goes wrong there and a temporary

Termination of a Temporary Employment Contract: Rights and Duties of Temporary Workers
A temporary employment contract is often flexible in nature. Both the temporary worker and the temp agency can decide to terminate their cooperation. Nevertheless, there

Rent increase: what are your rights as a tenant?
Each year, many tenants in the Netherlands face a rent increase. Sometimes this seems self-evident, but did you know that a landlord may not simply

Landlord liability for defects in commercial premises
A leaking roof, persistent mold or a broken heating system can directly impact a business. But who is responsible, and what may you as a

Wrong medication or dosage error: what can you do?
An incorrect dosage or administering the wrong medication can have serious consequences for a patient’s health. Each year in the Netherlands, hundreds of people fall

Sickness Benefit and the UWV: What Are Your Rights?
Are you ill and receiving a Sickness Benefits Act (ZW) benefit from the UWV? Then a decision by the UWV can have major consequences. You

Everything you need to know about PII (Personal Injury Insurance) and personal injury
Everything you need to know about PII (Personal Injury Insurance) and personal injury A traffic accident can have serious consequences, especially if you are responsible

Transition compensation for temp workers: Everything you need to know
As a temporary agency worker, just like regular employees, you may be eligible for a transition payment. This is a form of severance pay that

First Name Change in the Netherlands: A Comprehensive Guide
Changing a first name can be an important step for people who no longer feel connected to their current first name or want to correct

Occupant damage insurance (SVI): protection for driver and passengers
Een schadeverzekering inzittenden (SVI) vergoedt de werkelijke schade van zowel bestuurder als passagiers na een verkeersongeval — óók als niemand anders aansprakelijk is of als

Dismissal via UWV versus settlement agreement: Explaining the differences
When your employer wants to part with you, it can be done in different ways. Often you are offered a settlement agreement (VSO), but sometimes

Successive employers and the rights of temporary agency workers: What you need to know
Hiring temporary agency workers is a common practice in the Netherlands. But what happens when an agency worker moves to a new employer, or when

Non-compete clause and non-solicitation clause: rules, rights and solutions
Many employment contracts contain a non-compete clause or a non-solicitation clause. These provisions limit your ability to work for a new employer or maintain contacts

Permanent contract after working through a temp agency: How does the chain rule work?
Do you work through a temp agency and consider signing a permanent contract with the same or a new employer? Then it’s important to know

The phase system for temporary workers: Everything you need to know about phase A, B, and C
Temporary workers often work flexibly, being placed at an employer by a temping agency (the hirer). To structure this process and ensure the rights of

File a complaint with KiFiD – your rights, action plan and tips
Do you have a dispute with your bank, insurer or lender ? You can then go to the Complaints Institute for Financial Services (KiFiD) .

Notice period for temporary agency workers: what are your rights?
As a temp worker, you often work on the basis of temporary contracts, but what if you want to quit your job? Terminating a temporary

Motor Traffic Guarantee Fund: when and how do you get compensation for damage?
Have you been the victim of a traffic accident and is the perpetrator unknown or uninsured? Then you may think that you are left empty-handed.
- Categorie: Employment law
More and more often, termination is arranged through a settlement agreement (VSO). This is a written agreement in which the
- Categorie: Employment law
When your employer dismisses you, you are in principle entitled to the transition compensation. This is the statutory severance payment
- Categorie: Employment law
In the Netherlands, employers cannot simply dismiss employees. As an employee, you are entitled to dismissal protection. This means that
- Categorie: Employment law
An employer can dismiss employees if the company runs into financial difficulties or if there is a reorganization. This is
- Categorie: Employment law
Employees often have questions about their right to a travel allowance. While it may seem logical that employers provide compensation
- Categorie: Employment law
A suspension or inactive status has great consequences for both the employee and employer. Often the question arises: do you
- Categorie: Employment law, Personal injury
Temporary agency workers often work in sectors where physical risks exist, such as construction, logistics, and industry. If something goes
- Categorie: Employment law
A temporary employment contract is often flexible in nature. Both the temporary worker and the temp agency can decide to
- Categorie: Tenancy law
Each year, many tenants in the Netherlands face a rent increase. Sometimes this seems self-evident, but did you know that
- Categorie: Business law, Tenancy law
A leaking roof, persistent mold or a broken heating system can directly impact a business. But who is responsible, and
- Categorie: Personal injury
An incorrect dosage or administering the wrong medication can have serious consequences for a patient’s health. Each year in the
- Categorie: Administrative law, Employment law
Are you ill and receiving a Sickness Benefits Act (ZW) benefit from the UWV? Then a decision by the UWV
- Categorie: Arslan Advocaten, Personal injury
Everything you need to know about PII (Personal Injury Insurance) and personal injury A traffic accident can have serious consequences,
- Categorie: Employment law
As a temporary agency worker, just like regular employees, you may be eligible for a transition payment. This is a
- Categorie: Family law
Changing a first name can be an important step for people who no longer feel connected to their current first
- Categorie: Personal injury
Een schadeverzekering inzittenden (SVI) vergoedt de werkelijke schade van zowel bestuurder als passagiers na een verkeersongeval — óók als niemand
- Categorie: Employment law
When your employer wants to part with you, it can be done in different ways. Often you are offered a
- Categorie: Employment law
Hiring temporary agency workers is a common practice in the Netherlands. But what happens when an agency worker moves to
- Categorie: Employment law
Many employment contracts contain a non-compete clause or a non-solicitation clause. These provisions limit your ability to work for a
- Categorie: Employment law
Do you work through a temp agency and consider signing a permanent contract with the same or a new employer?
- Categorie: Employment law
Temporary workers often work flexibly, being placed at an employer by a temping agency (the hirer). To structure this process
- Categorie: Insurance law
Do you have a dispute with your bank, insurer or lender ? You can then go to the Complaints Institute
- Categorie: Employment law
As a temp worker, you often work on the basis of temporary contracts, but what if you want to quit
- Categorie: Personal injury
Have you been the victim of a traffic accident and is the perpetrator unknown or uninsured? Then you may think