The unemployment benefit systems were established at quite different times in the various European countries. In the new Member States, these systems are a fairly recent phenomenon. In some countries, the role of employees and employers in the system has remained of major importance, while in others
A requirement for temporary employment agencies to hold an operating permit was scrapped in 1998. In the thirteen years since then, the number of temporary employment agencies has multiplied, especially those that are involved with illegal workers. For some time, the social partners have been
On 21 June 2011, it was announced that agreement had been reached between global pharmaceuticals company Merck [1] and the Dutch government to retain some of the jobs at the research centre of its subsidiary Organon, based at Oss in the Netherlands. The agreement includes the establishment of a life
The Netherlands has a relatively well-established second pillar pension sector. Second pillar pensions supplement the basic state pension available to all Dutch Residents over 65. They are built up as part of the terms of an individual’s employment. More than 90% of all employees participate in the
Within the European Union (EU [1]), the Netherlands has the most extensive occupational pension fund system. Funded pension schemes cover about 91% of the workforce, representing a total value of approximately €578 billion at an average of €80,000 a household. [1] http://www.europa.eu
PCM Uitgevers NV [1] (PCM Publishers) is one of the largest publishing and printing companies in the Dutch language region. The company primarily publishes daily newspapers – including de Volkskrant [2], NRC Handelsblad [3] and Trouw [4] – along with magazines, freesheets, trade books and
Article 2 of the 2002 European framework agreement on telework (107Kb PDF) [1] has defined telework [2] as follows: [1] http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/docs/300_20020716_agreement_telework_en.pdf [2] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/industrial-relations
On 15 February 2008, the Social and Economic Council (Sociaal Economische Raad, SER [1]) issued a recommendation on the position of employees in listed companies in the Netherlands. The SER consists of representatives of employer organisations, trade union federations and independent members
With effect from 4 May 2007, the Minimum Wage and Minimum Holiday Allowance Act (/Wet minimumloon en minimum vakantiebijslag/, WML (in Dutch) [1]) has been amended with the objective of improving compliance with the Act. The Labour Inspectorate (Arbeidsinspectie [2]), which forms part of the Dutch
On 10 November 2006, the Dutch Court of Appeal rejected an application by the Dutch Trade Union Federation (Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging, FNV [1]) and the Christian Trade Union Federation (Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond, CNV [2]). The unions had demanded a statutory minimum wage for young
Stork NV [1] is mainly active in the area of aviation and space travel, as well as food systems and technical services. The company is listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange and employs approximately 12,400 people, of whom 9,000 work in the Netherlands. The activities of Stork are currently spread