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Draft translation. The rules concern Dutch employment law; have their application to your situation assessed. About our content

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4 minutes

Transition payment

Understand the statutory calculation and identify which pay components or years of service you still need to check.

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7 minutes

Notice period

See the statutory default and a month-end worked example, with separate guidance for different contractual arrangements.

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8 minutes

VSO checklist

Prioritise specific discussion points before signing an employment termination agreement.

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4 minutes

Cooling-off period

Calculate a basic date 14 or 21 calendar days later and prepare a worksheet for written withdrawal.

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Contracts

02
7 minutes

Renewal notification compensation

For a fixed-term contract, check the written renewal notification and calculate an indicative proportionate compensation amount.

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3 minutes

Successive contracts

Compare up to six successive contracts and check the current default rule of three contracts within three years.

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Pay and leave

02
7 minutes

Annual leave hours

Create a checkable overview of statutory accrual, additional hours and leave taken for one calendar year.

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5 minutes

Wage claim

Record one unpaid wage amount and the maximum statutory increase, then prepare a written request.

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Illness and work

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4 minutes

Illness and return to work

Put the key stages of long-term illness on a personal calendar and identify the documents you need to check.

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Help and preparation

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8 minutes

WW preparation

Check selected main conditions, identify missing information and put the application window in your calendar.

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6 minutes

Find a lawyer

Prepare a search profile and a clear discussion agenda for independent legal help.

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4 minutes

Case file builder

Create a chronological record of facts, reference documents and bring your objective and open questions together in one transferable worksheet.

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Have a legal adviser check your contract, collective agreement and any exceptions. If a deadline is running, do not wait for a tool’s result.

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Sources and editorial notes

This overview links to our guides, opinion articles and tools. Each substantive piece lists the sources used for it.

  4. Publisher: Arboportaal · Ministerie van SZWArboportaal: arbeidsomstandighedenarboportaal.nlhttps://www.arboportaal.nl/

The source publications are in Dutch. All language editions cover Dutch law.

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