{"id":30475,"date":"2021-01-04T16:27:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T16:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelegalcompany.nl\/?p=30475"},"modified":"2026-09-02T17:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:16:52","slug":"important-legislative-changes-for-entrepreneurs-as-of-1-january-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelegalcompany.nl\/en\/important-legislative-changes-for-entrepreneurs-as-of-1-january-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Important legislative changes for entrepreneurs as of 1 January 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This new year too, it is important that you, as an entrepreneur, run your business in a legally responsible way. Part of that is compliance with the law to prevent claims, fines, (employer) liability and conflicts that usually cost you too much money. Especially in this time of uncertainty, that is very important. Below we have therefore once again listed the most important legislative changes for you.<\/span><\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>Legislative changes for entrepreneurs in employment law<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Minimum wage up as of 1 January 2021<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The gross amounts of the statutory minimum wage and the minimum youth wage increased as of 1 January 2021. The statutory gross minimum wage for employees aged 21 and over with a full-time job is, as of 1 January 2021:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u20ac1,684.80 per month<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u20ac388.80 per week<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u20ac77.76 per day<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rijksoverheid.nl\/onderwerpen\/minimumloon\/bedragen-minimumloon\/bedragen-minimumloon-2021\">here<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">more about the gross amounts per month, week, day and hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Temporary amendment to the Working Conditions Decree in connection with corona<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In connection with combating COVID-19, an extra article has been added to the Working Conditions Decree. In short, this means that you, as an employer, must take a number of necessary corona measures and provisions when setting up workplaces, so that your employees can carry out their work well protected. These measures include, at a minimum:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">observing sufficient hygiene provisions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">providing effective information and instructions to your employees about combating corona at the workplace;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">exercising adequate supervision of compliance with the necessary measures and provisions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">your employees are required to comply with the measures and to use the available provisions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the new rules also apply to self-employed contractors and to organisations where only volunteers work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl\/stb-2020-483.html\">here<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">the article and the explanatory notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reduction of the tax-free allowance (WKR) in 2021<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The tax-free allowance (vrije ruimte) is the part of the total wage bill that you, as an employer, can use for untaxed reimbursements and benefits to your employees (such as Christmas hampers). The tax-free allowance is part of the work-related expenses scheme (WKR).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The tax-free allowance for the taxable wage bill up to and including \u20ac400,000 went back to 1.7% as of 1 January 2021. Because of corona, this percentage was temporarily 3% in 2020. <strong>UPDATE as of 21 January 2021<\/strong>: the government has nevertheless decided, because of corona, that the 3% percentage will also remain in place for 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The tax-free allowance for the taxable wage bill above \u20ac400,000 went down from 1.2% to 1.18% as of 1 January 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ondernemersplein.kvk.nl\/beperking-vrije-ruimte-fiscale-loon-2021\/\">here<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Retraining for shortage occupations in SMEs<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2021, the cabinet is investing in retraining employees for occupations in sectors facing staff shortages. Are you an SME entrepreneur struggling to find suitable staff, or do you want to retrain your staff because you need to downsize? Then you probably qualify for this subsidy. As an employer, you then pay 50% of the costs of the retraining programme yourself. Read<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ondernemersplein.kvk.nl\/omscholing-naar-tekortberoepen-in-het-mkb\/\">here<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Compensation for transition payment upon business termination for small employers<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are a small employer and you terminate your business in connection with retirement or in the event of death, you are entitled, as of 1 January 2021, to compensation for the transition payment for your employees. You do need to meet the conditions. Read<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwv.nl\/werkgevers\/werkgever-en-ontslag\/compensatie-transitievergoeding\/bedrijfsbeeindiging\/index.aspx?wt_mc=owned.email.werkgevers..nieuwsbrief_nieuwsbriefwerkgevers.20201203.&amp;wt_cc1=ontslag\">here<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">End of transitional period for the 30% ruling<\/span><\/u><\/strong><b><br \/><\/b>The 30% ruling is a tax scheme for employees from abroad (expats). In 2019, as part of the 2019 tax plan, the maximum duration of the so-called 30% ruling was shortened from 8 to 5 years. Transitional law applied to employees who had already received a positive decision before 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This transitional arrangement ended entirely as of 1 January 2021. This means that the 30% ruling has lapsed for some employees because they have already passed the 5-year mark. This applies to employees with an end date of 2021, 2022 or 2023 on the decision. For employees with an end date of 2024 or later on the decision, the end date on the decision minus 3 years applies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pension scheme for payroll employees<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As of 1 January 2021, payroll employers must provide an adequate pension scheme for their payroll employees. This obligation applies if one of the following situations applies:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">if the hirer&#8217;s employees who work in an equal or equivalent role are entitled to an industry pension scheme; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">if the hirer has no employees in service, but there is mandatory participation in an industry pension fund in the professional or business sector in which the hirer is active.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This change is still a delayed consequence of the introduction of the Balanced Labour Market Act (WAB), which came into force on 1 January 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">General\/other legislative changes for entrepreneurs<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>The new Franchise Act<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As of 1 January 2021, the new<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl\/stb-2020-251.html\"><strong>Franchise Act<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">came into force. This strengthens the position of the franchisee. The new statutory scheme covers four sub-areas and sets out what information must, at a minimum, be provided by the franchisor before concluding the franchise agreement. The sub-areas are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">exchange of information before the franchise agreement is concluded;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">interim changes to ongoing franchise agreements;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">consultation between the franchisor and franchisees;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">termination of the franchise agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bankruptcy Act amended<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As of 1 January 2021, the Bankruptcy Act was amended: the Court Approval of a Private Composition (Prevention of Insolvency) Act (WHOA). A company in financial difficulty can reach a private composition (settlement) with part of its creditors. If the court proceeds to confirm this composition, creditors who did not agree to the composition are nevertheless bound by it. It gives distressed companies the opportunity to restructure without bankruptcy or suspension of payments, and to make a smoother restart. Read<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ondernemersplein.kvk.nl\/homologatie-bij-faillissementen-wordt-mogelijk\/\">here<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">more.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Job-related investment tax credit (BIK) offset via payroll tax<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through this new investment credit, the BIK, you may offset business investments in 2021 against payroll tax. This scheme was created by the cabinet because of the corona crisis, to help employers with new investments. Think, for example, of new machinery, computers, environmentally friendly equipment, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The credit per calendar year:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">investments up to \u20ac5,000,000: 3.9% of the investment amount;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">investments above \u20ac5,000,000: 1.8% of the investment amount.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The main conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">it must concern new business assets, so not second-hand;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the investment obligation was entered into on or after 1 October 2020;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the investment must be paid in full between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the investment must be put into use within 6 months of full payment;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the business asset must have a minimum value of \u20ac1,500;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">a minimum threshold of \u20ac20,000 per application applies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> the European Commission still has to approve the BIK. This legislative change is expected to apply from 1 January 2021. We will keep you informed of developments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ondernemersplein.kvk.nl\/baangerelateerde-investeringskorting-bik-verrekenen\/\">here<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">more.      <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/ondernemersplein.kvk.nl\/wetswijzigingen-1-januari-2021\/\">Ondernemersplein.nl<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">you can also read which tax rules will change further for entrepreneurs in 2021. Think of the increase in transfer tax on the sale of business premises, the withholding tax on intra-group royalties and interest, the reduction of the low corporate tax rate, no more box 3 tax on the equity of sole proprietorships up to \u20ac50,000, and the limitation of corporate-tax offsettable losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Questions and\/or advice?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do you, as an entrepreneur, have questions about the above legislative changes? Contact us on 020-3450152 or<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:info@thelegalcompany.nl\">info@thelegalcompany.nl<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">or fill in our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/thelegalcompany.nl\/contact\/\">contact form<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Would you like to stay directly informed of relevant legislative changes and other legal developments for SMEs going forward? Sign up<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/thelegalcompany.nl\/nieuwsbrief\/\">here<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">for our monthly Legal Alert newsletter and follow our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/513667\/admin\/\">company page on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nothing changes as constantly as laws and regulations. Please note that our blogs may no longer reflect current laws and regulations and may therefore be outdated. 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