Real estate: Energy-efficient office buildings required!
From 2023 office buildings – including embassies and consular offices – must at least have an energy C-label. What does that mean? Does this requirement also apply to your building? …
Personnel: Your obligations with regard to sick employees
Has one of your employees been off work sick for a long period? During the first two years of illness, you, as an employer, have different obligations with regard to …
Personnel: ‘Sick’ employees on social media
What can you, as an employer, do if it turns out that an employee on sick leave does not seem to be that sick after all? Can you stop paying …
Personnel: How to dismiss employees with immediate effect?
When can you dismiss an employee with immediate effect? How do you do this? And what happens if the employee challenges the dismissal? Termination of employment contract Employers can terminate …
Personnel: How to terminate a permanent employment contract
Embassies require a dismissal permit or legal proceedings to dismiss locally hired staff. In which cases are they allowed to dismiss an employee with a permanent employment contract? What do …
Immunity from jurisdiction of international organizations
International organizations can invoke jurisdictional immunity. What are the consequences, and when is this allowed? Roughly 40 international organisations are based in the Netherlands. The Dutch State has a strong …
Real estate: brochure offers no warranty
When purchasing or leasing residential or commercial real estate, for instance the Ambassador’s residence or Embassy premises, the dimensions of the building are an important aspect. Can you rely on …
Real estate: Objecting to an integrated environmental permit – How does that work?
Your neighbour is granted an integrated environmental permit which will cause you more inconvenience. What can you do against the granted permit? It may happen that someone is granted an …
Real estate: Loss resulting from government planning decisions – Are you entitled to compensation?
Loss resulting from government planning decisions is damage you suffer if a plot loses value due to a zoning plan, or if its use is limited. This may occur, for …
Personnel: Sick employees on holiday & sickness during holiday leave – this is what employers should know!
It is fall break. Many employees take holidays to go where the sun is. This is a good time for employers to take a close look at the topic of …