Sexually inappropriate behaviour: rights and obligations in the workplace
The revelations about The Voice of Holland and Ajax’s response regarding sexually inappropriate behaviour are only the beginning. The Rutgers foundation, which champions sexual health and rights for everyone in the Netherlands, said in the NOS news broadcast of 8 February 2022 that it is glad the topic is now higher on the agenda, but […]
Why lawyers or legal expense insurance provide insufficient legal protection for SME entrepreneurs
In the Netherlands, most SME businesses use a lawyer or a legal expense insurer’s in-house lawyer for legal disputes. Although prevention is better than litigation, experience shows that most SME businesses do not (or cannot) do anything about legal prevention. They say that nothing ever happens, or they rely on a favourable outcome to a […]
Successor to the DBA Act postponed again: uncertainty remains
It has been quiet for some time around the Deregulation of Assessment of Employment Relationships Act (DBA Act), which, upon introduction, caused a great deal of unrest and discussion among self-employed contractors and their clients. This was the reason for the Tax and Customs Administration to stop actively enforcing it (with the exception of parties […]