Rules and regulations for all entrepreneurs
Employees are entitled to a smoke-free workplace. The smoking of electronic cigarettes and tobacco products is banned from the workplace in the Netherlands. Smoking areas are also prohibited....
Environmental factors in the workplace, such as light, noise, heat, and cold may influence the health of employees. Employers must be aware of these risks and adapt their health and safety policy...
Do you recruit staff in the Netherlands? You are not allowed to ask questions about the health and sickness (absenteeism) of a candidate. You can only ask such questions during a pre-appointment...
Are you a professional truck driver, or coach or bus driver? Or do you employ professional drivers? For journeys within Europe, you must follow the rules for driving times and resting period in road...
If you own a company in the Netherlands and you or your employees work at height, you must take measures for fall protection. This is required by the Dutch Working Conditions Decree. When is fall...
If your employees are exposed to harmful noise levels, you must take measures to prevent hearing damage. Employees should comply with the measures you take. What are harmful noise levels? Do your...
Do you have staff? As an employer in the Netherlands, you must seek the support of an occupational health and safety expert to deal with certain tasks. You can for instance call in a company doctor or...
Are you a business owner with personnel? In the Netherlands, you have to designate 1 or more health and safety officers. A health and safety officer (preventiemedewerker) focuses on day-to-day health...
Do you run a business in the Netherlands? Dutch government inspectors may visit your company for an inspection. You may receive inspections from government agencies such as the Netherlands Labour...
Does your company employ over 50 people? Then you must meet the requirements of the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act (Wet bescherming klokkenluiders, Wbk). The law requires you to have a...
Personal protective equipment provides protection against accidents involving a person’s head, face, eyes, ears, hands and feet. The equipment must comply with the Personal Protective Equipment...
Some situations at work may cause severe physical or psychological problems to your employees. This is called physical or psychosocial stress. Employees may experience health issues, such as upper...
What is Legionella? Legionella is a bacterium that can cause an infection of the airways called legionellosis, or Legionnaires’ disease. Legionella bacteria may grow in water with a temperature...
Are you an employer in the Netherlands? If one of your employees falls ill, you need to take several steps. If one of your employees is ill for a longer period of time, you must work together on their...
Do you have an employee who reports ill? If so, in the Netherlands, you must notify the company doctor or occupational health and safety service (Arbodienst). You also have to report when they...
Are you an employer in the Netherlands? You must report serious industrial accidents (work-related accidents) to the Netherlands Labour Authority (Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie , NLA). An inspector...
Do you own a business in the Netherlands, and do you employ staff (including temporary workers, interns, and/or flex workers)? You must make sure your employees can work safely and healthily. You must...
Do you want to employ young people, for example for a side job or holiday work? In the Netherlands special rules apply to the employment of young people regarding the kind of work and their working...
If you own a company in the Netherlands and one of your employees becomes ill, you are required to pay at least 70% of their last earned wages. You have to do this for a maximum period of 2 years. You...
You have to provide a safe (working) environment for your employees and visitors. You must take company emergency response measures (bedrijfshulpverlening, BHV). A company emergency response officer...
Anyone who lives or works in the Netherlands must take out healthcare insurance under the Healthcare Insurance Act (Zorgverzekeringswet, Zvw). This includes entrepreneurs and self-employed...
Work equipment such as tools, machines, and installations should not be dangerous to work with for your employees. Therefore, you must maintain this work equipment regularly and have it inspected on a...
Do you employ staff? You must provide good working conditions for all your employees. Your staff must work in a safe and healthy workplace. This is described in the Working Conditions Act...
Do you work as a self-employed professional (zzp'er) or as a freelancer in the Netherlands? You will have to comply with most of the rules in the Working Conditions Act (Arbowet) and the Working...
New and expectant mothers in the Netherlands have special rights with regard to working conditions. They must be able to work safely and healthily during all phases of pregnancy and after. As an...
Do you run a business in the Netherlands and do you employ staff? Or does your business have its registered office outside of the Netherlands but you employ workers in the Netherlands? Then you must...