Basic course on Dutch employment law
Knowledge of Dutch employment law is essential for all HR professionals working in the Dutch labour market. It is crucial for managing core tasks, including drafting contracts during the hiring process and handling matters such as sick leave, annual leave or dismissals.
In this course, our experts will guide you through the key principles of Dutch employment law, providing practical insights you can implement in your daily work. By the end, you will be confident in addressing and resolving basic employment law issues on your own.
2 days
€ 2315
* Discount for SD Worx customers! (Automatically added at checkout)Goal
After completing this course:
- You will have a good basic understanding of Dutch employment law that you can immediately put into practice.
- You will be able to resolve basic employment law issues yourself.
Target audience
The "Basic course in taxation NL" is designed to provide an understanding of complex tax laws and regulations. This course is aimed at:
- HR staff
- HR managers
- Payroll administrators
- SME entrepreneurs with staff
Upon completing this course, you are entitled to NIRPA points:
- ??points in the Training category - Laws and regulations Salary and HR
Approach
In just two days, our experts will guide you through the key principles of Dutch employment law. Of course there will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions.
Programme
Day 1:
- Employee versus self-employed worker: definition employment contract
- On-call workers
- Collective labour agreements
- Application procedure, including screening and medical examination
- Focus points for fixed-term employment contract
- Succession of fixed-term employment contracts
- Duty of notification
- Special conditions in the employment contract
- Trial period
- Pension dismissal clause
- Non-competition clause / Non-sollicitation clause
- Penalty clause
- Working hours and breaks
- Public holidays
- Wage: payment, minimum wage and setoff
- Liability of employer and employee for damages
- Holiday: build-up, take-up and lapse
- Statutory forms of leave, such as pregnancy and maternity leave, parental leave and care leave
Day 2:
- Incapacity for work (illness and reintegration)
- Dismissal
- Termination via UWV
- Termination by subdistrict court
- Summary dismissal
- Prohibitions of termination
- Reassignment
- Transition payment and fair compensation
- Works council
- Employee insurance schemes, such as unemployment, incapacity for work, old age pension
Combination with training course ‘’Payroll taxes in the Netherlands’’
Are you responsible for a Dutch payroll? Then also take a look at our training course ‘’Payroll taxes in the Netherlands’’. The structure of payroll taxes, reimbursement of expenses (WKR), the company car: this all is covered.
When registering simultaneously for both training courses with the discount code ‘COMBI’, you will receive a 40% discount on the registration fee of the training course ‘’Payroll taxes in the Netherlands’’.
Practical information
Start dates and location(s)
Utrecht - 19-20 juni 2025
- Thursday, 19 June 2025 09:30 until 16:30Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
- Friday, 20 June 2025 09:30 until 16:30Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Webinar 26-27 juni 2025
- Thursday, 26 June 2025 09:30 until 16:30Teams meeting
- Friday, 27 June 2025 09:30 until 16:30Teams meeting
Utrecht - 9-10 oktober
- Thursday, 9 October 2025 09:30 until 16:30Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
- Friday, 10 October 2025 09:30 until 16:30Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Utrecht 15-16 december 2025
- Monday, 15 December 2025 09:30 until 16:30Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
- Tuesday, 16 December 2025 09:30 until 16:30Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Utrecht - 13-14 maart 2025
- Thursday, 13 March 2025 09:30 until 16:30Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
- Friday, 14 March 2025 09:30 until 16:30Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Price
€ 2315 Prices excluding VAT.Info
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