Rules and regulations for all entrepreneurs
Do you work as a freelancer or self-employed professional for 1 or more clients? Or are you the client of a self-employed professional? In the Netherlands clients and contractors have to establish...
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...
An employment contract (arbeidscontract) is an agreement between an employee and an employer. It contains the agreements between the employer and employee which form the conditions of employment...
An on-call employee (oproepkracht) only works when you, the employer, call them up. You have agreed this with your employee. There are different types of on-call contracts with different rules. What...
The Dutch Participation Act (Participatiewet, in Dutch) has been drawn up to guarantee everybody's right to access to work, to make sure that work-disabled people also can find a job. The jobs...
If you need staff, but do not want to employ them yourself, you can hire them through a payroll company. To do so, you enter a contract with a payroll company. Payroll employees are entitled to at...
You do not need a separate diploma or a permit to work in the Netherlands or to establish a business in the Netherlands. However, for certain professions you need to meet specific professional...
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 want to employ someone in the Netherlands, you can agree on including a trial period in their employment contract. During this period both parties can then terminate the contract without having...
Do you run a business in the Netherlands and does an employee reach state pension age (AOW age)? Employees are allowed to work after reaching state pension age. You must then take into account the...
Interns are employees who work (follow an internship) in a company as part of their training. A work placement company is a company that offers internships to students. Internship An internship is...
Do you want to work with volunteers in your organisation? You must comply with specific rules around fees and contracts for volunteers. If you fail to do so, the Netherlands Tax Administration...