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Rutgers & Posch advises the shareholders of Informant Software on the sale of Informant Software, a supplier of software solutions for the real estate sector, to Bloxs, a company backed by Vortex Capital specialising in ERP software solutions for the real estate sector. The Rutgers & Posch team consisted of Matthijs van den Broek, Manouk van Riele and Hanna Steensma.

From 26 to 28 June, our colleagues Ilaha Muhseni and Claire Huijts participated in the annual Labour Law Seminar of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) in Cambridge. This year, the seminar focused on the theme: “Lifecycle of an entrepreneur – from personal to personnel.” During various panel discussions, labour law specialists from around the world exchanged knowledge and experiences on a wide range of topics related…

The claimant had been employed by Venture Group B.V. as a Senior Legal Counsel since 1 January 2024, under a fixed-term employment contract for 12 months. The letter of offer stated that, subject to satisfactory performance and positive business prospects, the contract would be converted to a permanent position. On 4 September 2024, a progress meeting took place in which the director expressed a positive attitude towards an…

Rutgers & Posch advises Metalura (portfolio company of Anders Invest) on the acquisition of Van van Ee. The company Van van Ee specialises in the development, production and installation of stylish garden rooms and terrace covers. The acquisition strengthens Metalura’s position as a leading player in luxury outdoor living spaces. The Rutgers & Posch team consisted of Bas Mees, Laura Dingemans, Annemeijne Zwager and Ilaha Muhseni.

TrueTribe is an HR tech company founded as a corporate venture by Zorg van de Zaak. The acquisition strengthens TrueTribe’s data-driven approach, which provides employers with in-depth insights and enables employees to quickly receive the right help for issues related to vitality, health, and development. The Rutgers & Posch team consisted of Matthijs van den Broek, Hanna Steensma, Milou Bannenberg and Annemijne Zwager.

Summary For several decades, the Netherlands has struggled to enact clear legislation regarding self-employed persons. The Declaration of Employment Relationship (VAR), introduced in 2005, was intended to provide freelancers with advance clarity regarding their tax status. In practice, however, this regime often resulted in pseudo self-employment. Its successor, the Deregulation of Assessment of Employment Relationships Act (Wet DBA) of 2016, failed to resolve these issues and instead generated…