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JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in the Netherlands
Employers in the Netherlands should be aware that in addition to previously announced (expected) legislative changes, the following rules in the HR field have come into effect as of 1 January 2024....more
In December 2023, the Dutch Senate amended a tax provision that allows eligible expatriate employees to receive a tax-free reimbursement of extraterritorial costs by tapering the benefit over a five-year period....more
Those involved in M&A activity should view unions as major stakeholders and factor any possible or actual engagement obligations with them into an M&A deal process....more
On 20 September, the Dutch Government presented their key plans and the distribution of the national budget for the coming year. This blog provides an overview of how a selection of these plans may affect employers and...more
An update on recent developments in Dutch Employment law. As of 1 January 2023, employers could reimburse employees 21 cents per kilometre tax-free, instead of 19 cents. In 2024 this will even increase to 23 cents per...more
This briefing highlights a number of international pay and employee benefits legal issues that carry potentially severe penalties. Each of these issues is well worth a review now to avoid future consequences. International...more
As announced, the bill on the future of pensions (wet Toekomst Pensioenen) will be submitted to the Dutch Parliament in autumn 2021. The bill is the elaboration of the Pension Agreement (Pensioenakkoord) between social...more
On 12 January, 2021, the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament approved the bill on lump sum, early retirement and leave savings (Wet bedrag ineens, RVU verlofsparen). This Act will temporarily relax the tax restriction (RVU...more
Notwithstanding the pandemic, or perhaps accelerated by the financial and social implications of it, some countries are continuing apace with making significant changes to their pension systems. One that is accelerating is...more
Employers frequently ask whether they may amend their existing pension plan schemes unilaterally. In the Netherlands, employees have to agree to pension plan amendments, separately from the works council. The employer may...more
After earlier failed negotiations in the autumn of 2018 and a national public transport strike, the 'poldering' finally produced a Pension Agreement. In addition to the CNV trade union, the members of the FNV trade union...more
Dutch labor law provides (in Article 7: 686a of the Dutch Civil Code) for relatively short (expiry) periods for submitting a petition by an employee. ...more