Real estate: zoning plan
Is it allowed to establish business premises at a certain location or is it just a residential area? What is the permissible height of a building and are there any …
Diplomatic Immunity in the Netherlands (II)
Not only foreign companies and foreign entrepreneurs, but also Embassies and Consulates have to deal with the Dutch when they represent their country in the Netherlands. Embassies and Consulates, however, …
Personnel: In employment law every second counts!
In 2015, the introduction of the Work and Security Act brought about a lot of changes to Dutch employment law. Since the introduction of this Act, employers and employees often …
Real estate for work and life
Embassies, Consulates and Diplomats enjoy diplomatic immunity. Nevertheless, Dutch law is applicable to real estate owned by diplomats and diplomatic missions in the Netherlands, because these premises – regardless of …
Diplomatic immunity in the Netherlands (I)
Embassies and Consulates have to deal with the Dutch when they represent their country in the Netherlands. Embassies and Consulates, however, enjoy a special status because they are considered to …
The new employment law in actual practice: How does the court decide?
In 2015, the Work and Security Act became effective which brought about drastic changes to the employment law in the Netherlands, especially for Embassies and Consulates. How does the new …
Holiday entitlements and allowance
Every Embassy will at some point come across Dutch law. Whether it concerns hiring local staff members, holiday regulations, dismissal, or questions from companies from the home country. In this …
Severance pay
Every Embassy will at some point come across Dutch law. Whether it concerns hiring an employee on the basis of a fixed-term employment contract or the dismissal of a locally …
Dismissal
Every Embassy will at some point come across Dutch law. Whether it concerns hiring an employee on the basis of a fixed-term employment contract or the dismissal of a locally …
One dismissal route depending on the reason for dismissal
There have been major changes to employment law in the Netherlands in 2015, and even more changes are yet to come. These changes include strengthening of the legal position of …