At work
Hours, leave, safety and a workplace where you can set boundaries.
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14 / 61Working hours and rest: check your rota and breaks
Understand maximum hours, average working weeks, rest, breaks, night shifts, multiple jobs and unsafe rotas.
Read the guidePractical guideBullying, harassment and discrimination at work: what can you do?
Practical routes for unwanted behaviour: recording facts, a confidential adviser, safety measures, complaints and discrimination.
Read the guidePractical guideResolving an employment conflict: records, discussions and legal routes
A practical plan for a dispute with your employer: distinguish work arrangements, mediation, illness, pay and possible termination carefully.
Read the guidePractical guideWorkplace accident: reporting, evidence, pay and liability
What to arrange after an accident at work: medical help, facts, Labour Inspectorate notification, losses, continued pay and a safe return.
Read the guidePractical guideParental leave: plan hours, pay and your application
Calculate your parental leave and plan the nine partially paid weeks. Read about scheduling, UWV, multiple employers, illness and changing jobs.
Read the guidePractical guideApplying for leave: which scheme fits your situation?
Distinguish holidays, emergencies, care, parenting and special leave. Check duration, payment, applications and the collective agreement before booking time off.
Read the guidePractical guideEmergency leave: unexpected emergency, notification and pay
Read when emergency leave or short absence leave is appropriate, how long it lasts and what to do if there is a discussion about wages or holiday hours.
Read the guidePractical guideDiscrimination at work: evidence, complaints and next steps
Identify prohibited distinctions, prepare a factual record and choose employer, anti-discrimination service, College or court routes.
Read the guidePractical guideBirth leave for partners: the first week and additional leave
Read how paid birth leave and additional partner leave work, what time limits apply and how to check your income and schedule.
Read the guidePractical guideWhistleblowing: reporting wrongdoing and protection from retaliation
Assess work-related wrongdoing, choose an internal or external report and prepare evidence, confidentiality and support against retaliation.
Read the guidePractical guidePrivacy at work: monitoring, cameras and employment data
Assess employee monitoring, hidden surveillance, works-council involvement, personnel data and a targeted privacy request.
Read the guidePractical guideWorking from home: requests, safe workplaces and hybrid arrangements
Prepare a home-working request and assess refusal, equipment, availability, expenses, privacy and working abroad.
Read the guidePractical guideCare leave: short-term and long-term leave for a loved one
Check when care leave is possible, how many hours you can take, what is paid and how to assess an application or refusal.
Read the guidePractical guidePregnancy and maternity leave: duration, application and income
Plan maternity leave, check the WAZO benefit and read what changes due to illness, multiple births or an expiring contract.
Read the guideTools for this theme
Create a checkable overview of statutory accrual, additional hours and leave taken for one calendar year.
Put the key stages of long-term illness on a personal calendar and identify the documents you need to check.
Prepare a search profile and a clear discussion agenda for independent legal help.
Create a chronological record of facts, reference documents and bring your objective and open questions together in one transferable worksheet.
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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.