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Current Region & Language
Currency
Euro
Employer Taxes
About 23% of gross salaries for social security contributions.
Payroll Frequency
Monthly
Language
Dutch
Date Format
DD/MM/YYYY
The Netherlands By The Numbers
17.5 million
Population
EUR 900 billion
GDP
10
National Holidays
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Weekly Working Hours
National Holidays
Leave
Holiday, sick, parental (paternity, maternity, parental leave), care leave, educational leave, palliative leave.
Employment Contracts
Employment contracts can be agreed upon in writing or orally. An employer is, however required to provide the employee an extensive list of information about the working conditions, in writing and within a month or week as of start date of the employment.
Types of Employment
Employees, Payroll workers, temporary agency workers, independent contractors
Employment Costs
IC Class Factors
A legal presumption of an employment relationship exists with an hourly rate of less than € 32.24. Besides that, there is an A, B, C, & C+ evaluation. A = work-related authority: the IC is not under supervision and control. B = Organizational embedding: the assignment should not be embedded in the client’s organization. C = Contra-indications: the provision of services, as a rule, shall not have to be undertaken personally. C+ = Contra-indications: multiple assignments elsewhere and investments in the company.
Labor Leasing
No
Minimum Wage Requirements
The statutory minimum hourly wage for employees who are 21 years or older is as July 2024: € 13,68. The statutory minimum wage is reviewed and published by the Government yearly on 1 January, and by way of exception on 1 July.
Medical Benefits
Employers have the obligation to continue to pay the Employee’s salary during sick leave for the first two years of sickness. Different rules may apply for employees older than 56 years. The Employee receives 70% of his/her salary subject to a statutory maximum. Collective labour agreements may provide for higher rates of sick pay, predominantly during the first year.
Probationary Periods
Fixed-term contracts of less than six months can not have a probationary period. Fixed-term contracts between six months and two years may include a probation period of one month. Fixed-term contracts longer than two years or indefinite-term contracts may include a probation period of up to two months.
Termination Notice
The notice period that the Employer must observe varies with length of service and type of employment contract (definite term or indefinite term): 1) during probation: no notice period; 2) for definite-term contracts or indefinite period contract of less than five years: 1 calendar month; 3) for an indefinite period contract between five – ten years: 2 calendar months; 4) for an indefinite period contract between ten – fifteen years: 3 calendar months; 5) for an indefinite period contract of fifteen years or more: 4 calendar months.
Severance
Generally, employees are entitled to a statutory transitional allowance of 1/3rd monthly gross salary.
Pre-hire Checks
Immigration / right-to-work checks required for NON-EEA citizen.
Pre-hire checks that are not related to the role for which the candidate has applied are not permitted.
Background checks will only be allowed if they are done in conformity with the legal requirements.
Criminal record checks (only permissible if required by law for specific roles and subject to proportionality requirements.
Credit checks (if justified by a law)
Drug and alcohol testing (permited only in limited roles provided by statute where required to protect life or health)
Health screening When an employer wishes to recruit a new employee, he must send him for a medical check with the occupational health practitioner of the occupational health service to which the employer is affiliated. The practitioner will determine whether the employee’s health allows him to fill the position in question. This medical check is compulsory, regardless of the nature of the work (i.e. office work, industrial or construction work, etc.).
Pregnancy test (prohibited by law)
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