Netherlands: Basic course on Dutch employment law

This training will provide you with a solid basic knowledge of Dutch employment law, which you can immediately put into practice in your day to day work. You will be able to solve simple employment law issues yourself.

Online/On location

Dates & locations

English

Beginner

2 days

€ 2315

* Discount for SD Worx customers! (Automatically added at checkout)

Why should you join this course?

Understand the legal landscape of the Dutch employment law: Learn how to navigate and implement existing Dutch regulations effectively.
Stay compliant: Ensure your employment processes in the Netherlands meet all legal requirements, reducing the risk of penalties and audits.
Guidance from local Experts: Our experts can offer practical advice and solutions based on their extensive experience.
Gain comprehensive knowledge: Master key topics like dismissal law, collective labour agreements, illness or holidays in the Netherlands.

Goal

Target audience

Are you an HR manager or HR assistant, do you fulfill a similar role or are you considering doing that? This is the training for you. This training is also very suitable for SME entrepreneurs with staff, who perform HR tasks themselves.

By following this course, you will be entitled to claim 188 NIRPA points (category schooling/knowledge) for permanent education.

Approach

In two days’ time, our experts will make you acquainted with all the relevant basic principles of Dutch employment law. The main themes such as dismissal law, collective labour agreements, illness and reintegration, holidays and the works council will be discussed. Of course there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.

Programme

Day 1:

Employee versus self-employed worker (definition employment contract)
On-call workers
Collective labour agreements
Application procedure (incl. screening and medical examination)
Focus points for fixed-term employment contract
- Succession of fixed-term employment contracts
- Duty of notification
Special conditions in the employment contract
- Trial period
- Pension dismissal clause
- Non-competition clause / Non-sollicitation clause
- Penalty clause
Working hours and breaks
Public holidays
Wage (payment, minimum wage and setoff)
Liability of employer and employee for damages
Holiday (build-up, take-up and lapse)
Statutory forms of leave (pregnancy and maternity leave, parental leave, care leave etc.)

Day 2:

Incapacity for work (illness and reintegration)
Dismissal
- Termination via UWV
- Termination by subdistrict court
- Summary dismissal
- Prohibitions of termination
- Reassignment
- Transition payment and fair compensation
Works council
Employee insurance schemes (unemployment, incapacity for work, old age pension)

This course is provided by SD Worx Nederland BV.

Practical information

Start dates and location(s)

Utrecht - 19-20 June 2025

Thursday, June 19, 2025 09:30 AM until 04:30 PM
Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Friday, June 20, 2025 09:30 AM until 04:30 PM
Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht

Webinar 26-27 June 2025

Thursday, June 26, 2025 09:30 AM until 04:30 PM
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Friday, June 27, 2025 09:30 AM until 04:30 PM
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Utrecht - 9-10 October 2025

Thursday, October 9, 2025 09:30 AM until 04:30 PM
Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Friday, October 10, 2025 09:30 AM until 04:30 PM
Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht

Utrecht 15-16 December 2025

Monday, December 15, 2025 09:30 AM until 04:30 PM
Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 09:30 AM until 04:30 PM
Space to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht

Price

€ 2315 Prices excluding VAT.

*Discount of € 100 for SD Worx customers calculated during booking

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