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24 October 2025
An Overview of the Decree Clarifying the Assessment of Employment Relationships
In the Netherlands, there is considerable uncertainty about the distinction between working as an employee and working as a self-employed person. This regularly leads to situations of false self-employment, which has negative consequences for social security, labor law, and tax regulations. For example, falsely self-employed people do not enjoy protection against risks such as unemployment, illness, and old age. False self-employment undermines solidarity within the social system, as…
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Proposed Labour Market Reforms 2025
The Dutch caretaker government has unveiled a labour market reform package introducing major changes to flexible work arrangements, self-employed insurance, and employee protections. The measures, presented alongside the national budget on Prinsjesdag (17 September), are set to reshape key aspects of Dutch employment law in the coming years. The proposals aim to strengthen safeguards for vulnerable workers while maintaining space for entrepreneurship and adaptable staffing models. An high-over…
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Refusal to Consent to Change of Workplace May Constitute Dismissal under the WMCO
On 4 September 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided that the termination of an employment contract following an employee’s refusal to accept a unilateral change of workplace, within the context of a collective mobility scheme, may be classified as a ‘dismissal’ within the meaning of the Collective Redundancies Directive (Directive 98/59/EC) (the Directive). However, if employees are required by a collective agreement to…
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Menopausal Complaints and Employment Law: Time for More Attention in the Workplace
Menopause is a life phase that affects nearly half of the female workforce. Recent research shows that eight out of ten women experience complaints during menopause, and for seven out of ten women, these complaints affect their work. Examples include hot flashes, sleep problems, fatigue, and loss of concentration. Yet, the topic often remains underexposed in the workplace: only 13% of women discuss their complaints with their supervisor,…
Read more >20 October 2025
Rutgers & Posch advised uniQure in public offering
Rutgers & Posch represented NASDAQ listed uniQure N.V. in a public offering of 6,736,841 ordinary shares at a price of $47.50 per share, as well as pre-funded warrants to purchase 526,316 of its ordinary shares to certain investors. The gross proceeds to the company were approximately $345 million. uniQure is advancing a pipeline of proprietary gene therapies for the treatment of patients with Huntington’s disease, refractory temporal lobe…
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Rutgers & Posch advises the shareholders of Formdesk
Rutgers & Posch advises the shareholders of Formdesk, a Dutch software company that builds smart web forms via its online platform and links them to underlying systems for organisations, particularly in the semi-public domain, on the sale of Formdesk to Vertical Horizon, a software company that is part of Böschen IT Investments. See this link for more information. The Rutgers & Posch team consisted of Matthijs van den…
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