Our Dutch lawyer Labour and Employment Law in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is specialist employment solicitor advising foreign employees and expats on settlement agreements (Compromise Agreement, Employment Exit Agreement, Employment Separation Agreement or Termination Agreement) according to Dutch Labour Law. We specialize in international and Dutch Labour & Employment law. The Amsterdam team of specialist Dutch Employment Law Solicitors have a vast amount of experience in advising expats on all Dutch (redundancy) situations. In many cases a mutual agreement to end the employment relationship with a termination agreement (exit package or compromise agreement) or court settlement is reached in or out of court.[Lees meer]

Our Dutch lawyer employment law and dismissal law in Amsterdam, The Netherland, has a proven track record in providing advice and representation on a wide range of complex legal issues, like incapacity for work, illness and reintegration in employment law. Dutch legal regulations provide certain restrictions on what employers can do if an employee is unable to work for health reasons. Employees who are unfit for work can not perform the stipulated work due to illness. The employer has to continue to pay at least 70% of the usual wages during the first two years of illness.[Lees meer]

Probationary period according to Dutch Law. Our lawyer employment law in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, provides legal assistance regarding disputes about probationary periods. During the trial period, the employer and employee in The Netherlands can terminate the employment contract immediately, at any time, without permission from the UWV or the Dutch Cantonal court. This is also possible during illness, pregnancy and during an OR membership. Legal requirements probationary period. A probationary period in The Netherlands must, in order to be valid, meet a number of requirements:

it must be agreed in writing,
it takes a maximum of one or two months,
it commences at the start of the employment contract.[Lees meer]

Our Amsterdam lawyer gladly advises you on all facets of Dutch employment law. An employment contract in The Netherlands contains the rules that employer and employee agree with each other. There are limits to this: a provision in the employment contract may not be in conflict with principles of morality, public policy, or with Dutch rules of mandatory law. In addition, both employer and employee must behave as ‘good employer’ and ‘good employee’. A Dutch employment contract may be verbally agreed, but some agreements must always be in writing for them to be valid, like agreements on the trial period or the non-competition clause.[Lees meer]