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On 4 October 2024, the Supreme Court ruled on an issue involving the right to access personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The case involved an employee of the North Holland District Court, with whom an employment dispute had arisen. The court had asked the Council for the Judiciary for advice on the labour dispute, which was obtained. After the employee’s employment was terminated by…

From October 10 to 12, 2024, our colleague’s Ilaha Muhseni and Claire Huijts participated in the annual AIJA labour law seminar, which took place in Istanbul. This seminar brought together lawyers and in-house counsel from around the world to discuss the latest developments in employment law in their respective jurisdictions and to network. Claire moderated a panel at this seminar titled “Transparency on Pay and Benefits.” During this…

An employee joined a global trading organisation in electronic components on 1 November 2010. The employer employs a total of 640 employees. As a result of a traffic accident, the employee has been uncapable to work since 21 August 2019. After a long, arduous rehabilitation process, the employer – after receiving permission from the UWV – terminated the employee’s employment contract as of 30 August 2023. The employee…

On September 13, the Schoof administration presented the elaboration of its coalition agreement titled ‘Hope, Courage, and Pride’. This government program, outlining key policy initiatives, is available at: Kabinet presenteert regeerprogramma | Nieuwsbericht | Rijksoverheid.nl. Several measures are announced across various sectors, with a particular focus on labor law reforms. As stated on page 12: “We will introduce legislation to provide greater job security for flexible workers, including…

On September 17, 2024, the traditional Prinsjesdag took place, during which the Dutch government presented the 2025 Budget Memorandum (Miljoenennota) and the 2025 Tax Plan. Below is an overview of the most significant (proposed) changes from an employment law perspective: Adjustments to the 30% Ruling The previously announced restriction of the 30% ruling, proposed as the “30-20-10 scheme,” has largely been reversed. The government now proposes to introduce…

The Deregulation of Assessment of Employment Relationships Act (Wet DBA) came into effect on January 1, 2016, and was intended to give clients and contractors more clarity in advance as to whether there is false self-employment, including through the use of model agreements approved by the Tax Office. In situations where a “genuine self-employed person” is hired and there is no doubt about the qualification of the relationship,…