Redundancy lawyer Amsterdam

Our Amsterdam redundancy lawyers in The Netherlands can advise you when an employee’s role is no longer required to be performed in the business due to the changing circumstances of the employer, like business restructures.
If an employee has been made redundant, he or she is entitled to redundancy pay according to Dutch Employment Law (also known as severance pay or transitional fee). Redundancy pay is calculated based upon your age, your monthly earnings and how long you have been employed. Some employers may offer more generous packages in some situations. Whether you’re at risk of redundancy, contact our Dutch redundancy lawyers based in Amsterdam and we’ll support you through the process and represent you with any action against your employer.[Lees meer]

Concealing a new job and severance pay in The Netherlands

Our employment lawyer in Amsterdam, mr. P.Chr. Snijders, gives legal advice on settlement agreements, the concealment of a new job and the right to a severance payment. In a settlement agreement, through which an employment contract ends by mutual consent (dismissal agreement), it is often stipulated that the employee, at the time of signing this contract, has provided all necessary information and has no concrete prospect of (finding) a new job.

Severance payment in a Dutch settlement agreement

This has to do with the severance payment (often the transition payment) because the employer would not want to pay this severance payment if it turns out that the employee can be employed somewhere else in the short term. How likely is it that an employee who conceals his new job, when signing a settlement agreement, will face a lawsuit from his ex-employer who will reclaim the severance pay (transition pay) from the employee?

The case law on concealing a new job in the event of dismissal by mutual agreement is not entirely unambiguous.

Concealing a new job: risk of repayment of transitional allowance

On 25 November 2014, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that if an employer has concealed the employee’s chances of finding a new job, it no longer has to pay the employee a severance payment, provided that the severance payment contains a clause whereby the employee declares that he has ‘no concrete prospect of other work’ when signing the settlement agreement. In this case, it turned out that the employee was already in far-reaching negotiations with another employer about another job. Because of this ‘deception’ (withholding essential information about a new job), the employer was authorized not to pay the severance payment.
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Huurders van vrije sector huurwoningen in Amsterdam betalen te hoge servicekosten

Veel huurders van vrije sector huurwoningen in Amsterdam betalen te hoge servicekosten. Advocaat gespecialiseerd in huurrecht mr. Mike van Eck in Amsterdam licht dit toe. Dit komt doordat tot voor kort veel onduidelijkheid bestond met betrekking tot servicekosten. Hierdoor betalen huurders vaak te hoge servicekosten. Sinds ongeveer een jaar is duidelijk dat voor servicekosten geldt dat het bedrag dat de huurder aan servicekosten betaalt (ongeveer) gelijk dient te zijn aan de kosten die de verhuurder voor het leveren van deze ‘aanvullende diensten’ maakt. In dit artikel van huurrecht specialist mr. Mike van Eck in Amsterdam komen de volgende onderwerpen aan bod:
Wat is kale huur? Welke posten vallen onder de kale huur?
Wat zijn servicekosten?
Wanneer zijn servicekosten te hoog?
Jaarlijkse eindafrekening servicekosten: bijbetalen of teruggave?
Te hoge servicekosten: VvE-bijdrage[Lees meer]

Lawyer employment law in Amsterdam in case of dismissal during the trial period

As a lawyer in Amsterdam specializing in Dutch labor and dismissal law, we provide legal assistance and advice in labor disputes regarding probationary periods, such as dismissal during the probationary period. A probationary period in a Dutch employment contract is intended for employer and employee to get acquainted with the company and the job. During the probationary period, employer and employee may terminate the employment contract immediately, without permission from UWV or the court in The Netherlands. This is also possible during illness, pregnancy and during the Works Council membership. Our specialized lawyer in labor law in Amsterdam explains the Dutch legal rules on the trial period.
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