Pay & income
Pay, allowances, holiday allowance and amounts you may still be owed.
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11 / 61Checking your salary: payslips, deductions and missing payments
Check gross salary, worked hours, supplements, deductions and bank payments. Establish the source of a wage discrepancy and the appropriate next step.
Read the guidePractical guideAnnual leave: accrual, taking leave, expiry and payment
Calculate statutory leave hours and understand requests, sickness, expiry deadlines and the final statement.
Read the guidePractical guideTransition payment: entitlement, calculation and payment in 2026
Check transition payment entitlement, which wages and service count and how to protect the three-month deadline.
Read the guidePractical guideWW after dismissal: conditions, application and employer arrangements
Check WW eligibility, the weeks-worked requirement, lost hours, notice periods, settlement agreements, application timing and duties after an award.
Read the guidePractical guideAanzegvergoeding: late or missing renewal notification
When is compensation due for late notification? Check temporary contracts, written receipt, proportional calculation and the short application deadline.
Read the guidePractical guideMaking a wage claim: payment letter, evidence and proceedings
Prepare a wage claim with an itemised payment letter, evidence for each period and the correct subdistrict-court procedure.
Read the guidePractical guideChecking the 2026 minimum wage: hourly rate, age and deductions
From 1 July 2026 the statutory minimum is €14.99 per hour for employees aged 21 or older. Check age, pay period, paid hours and deductions.
Read the guidePractical guideOvertime pay or time off in lieu: your rights
Check instructions, time records, collective-agreement premiums, time off in lieu, minimum wage and working and rest time when you work extra hours.
Read the guidePractical guideCalculating holiday allowance: accrual, payment and departure
Check the basis and accrual period for holiday allowance, including overtime, illness, all-in pay and the final account on dismissal.
Read the guidePractical guidePension through your employer: accrual, premium and new rules
Check your pension scheme, missing accrual and the transition to new rules. Read what questions to ask in case of leave, illness and departure.
Read the guidePractical guideEmployer bankrupt: wages, insolvency trustee, UWV and a new job
Read what you arrange in the event of bankruptcy or permanent inability to pay: documents, resignation letter, UWV wage guarantee and remaining claims.
Read the guideTools for this theme
Understand the statutory calculation and identify which pay components or years of service you still need to check.
See the statutory default and a month-end worked example, with separate guidance for different contractual arrangements.
Prioritise specific discussion points before signing an employment termination agreement.
For a fixed-term contract, check the written renewal notification and calculate an indicative proportionate compensation amount.
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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.
- Publisher: RijksoverheidRijksoverheid: arbeidsovereenkomst en caorijksoverheid.nlhttps://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/arbeidsovereenkomst-en-cao
- Publisher: RechtspraakRechtspraak: ontslagproceduresrechtspraak.nlhttps://www.rechtspraak.nl/onderwerpen/ontslag/verzoekschriftprocedure-werknemer
- Publisher: Arboportaal · Ministerie van SZWArboportaal: arbeidsomstandighedenarboportaal.nlhttps://www.arboportaal.nl/
The source publications are in Dutch. All language editions cover Dutch law.