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Basic course on Dutch employment law

Knowledge of Dutch labour law is a must for a HR-professional working in the Dutch labour market. This starts, of course, with hiring staff. Think of drafting an employment contract. Also during employment there may arise situations. Such as illness, vacation of dismissal, which you, as a HR-professional, must take into account.

In this training, our specialist will provide you with a solid basic knowledge of Dutch employment law, which you can immediately put into practice in your day to day work. You will be able to solve simple employment law issues yourself.

Trainers
Jilly El Moridi - Voesenek

Course information

English
Classroom training
2 days
Beginner
Dates & locationsAvailable
Day 1
Classroom training
Day 2
Classroom training
2315
* Discount for SD Worx customers! (Automatically added at checkout)
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Goal

After complete this training:

  • You will have a solid basic knowledge of Dutch employment law, which you can immediately put into practice in your day to day work.
  • You will be able to solve simple employment law issues yourself.

Target audience

  • HR-managers
  • HR-assistants
  • SME entrepreneurs with staff
  • Employers hiring their first Dutch employee(s)

This training allows you to claim NIRPA PE points:

  • 173 points in the category schooling – Laws and regulations Salary and HR

 

Approach

In 2 days’ time, our experts will make you acquainted with all the relevant basic principles of Dutch employment law. Of course there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discussing practical cases.

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 - 12-13 december 2024
  • Thursday, 12 December 2024 09:30 until 16:30
    Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
  • Friday, 13 December 2024 09:30 until 16:30
    Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Utrecht - 19-20 juni 2025
  • Thursday, 19 June 2025 09:30 until 16:30
    Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
  • Friday, 20 June 2025 09:30 until 16:30
    Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Webinar 26-27 juni 2025
  • Thursday, 26 June 2025 09:30 until 16:30
    Teams meeting
  • Friday, 27 June 2025 09:30 until 16:30
    Teams meeting
Utrecht - 9-10 oktober
  • Thursday, 9 October 2025 09:30 until 16:30
    Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
  • Friday, 10 October 2025 09:30 until 16:30
    Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Utrecht 15-16 december 2025
  • Monday, 15 December 2025 09:30 until 16:30
    Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
  • Tuesday, 16 December 2025 09:30 until 16:30
    Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Price
2315 Prices excluding VAT.
*Discount of € 100 for SD Worx customers calculated during booking
Info
English
Classroom training
2 days
Beginner
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Trainers

Jilly El Moridi - Voesenek