Blog
15 April 2025
Abolishment of transfer and pledge restrictions
In our practice, we usually see commercial contracts in which receivables arising from these contracts are not assignable and/or cannot be pledged. The rationale is that parties do not want to be faced with a creditor other than the party they have contracted with. The consequence of a restriction clause is that the relevant receivables cannot be used as collateral in a financing transaction or transferred in the…
Read more >25 March 2025
Maternity Leave and Leave Entitlements: The Supreme Court Provides Further Clarity
On 21 February 2025, the Dutch Supreme Court (ECLI:NL:HR:2025:320) issued a ruling regarding the overlap of maternity leave and “other days” as outlined in the collective labor agreement for secondary vocational education and adult education (CBA MBO). What was the issue at hand? In the Netherlands, collective labor agreements can designate collective vacation days, for example for the days between Christmas and New Year. This practice is common…
Read more >29 October 2024
Recent Supreme Court ruling: employee has no right under the AVG to inspect advice sought by employer on labor dispute
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…
Read more >29 October 2024
Ilaha Muhseni and Claire Huijts’ participated in the AIJA (International Young Lawyers Association) Annual Labor Law Conference in Istanbul
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…
Read more >29 October 2024
Fair compensation of EUR 45,000 by ignoring advice from company doctor
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…
Read more >27 September 2024
Government Program
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…
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