Before you sign, check who your employer is, your hours and your gross pay
Before you sign an arbeidsovereenkomst (employment contract), look at your employer, the type of contract, the hours you are guaranteed and the brutoloon (gross pay before tax). If a term is unclear, ask for it in writing, and keep a copy for yourself. An employment contract can be oral, but certain clauses have to be in writing. The contract sets out your employment terms; whether you are allowed to do the work depends on your nationality or residence permit.
This guide is meant for employees in the Netherlands, including those who work via an agency or a payroll company. Your rights come from a combination of your contract, the law and any collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst (CAO, collective labour agreement) that applies to you.
Checks before you sign
Before signing, review the terms set out below. After that, follow these four steps:
- Compare the draft contract with the job offer and with the terms shown in the tables below.
- Ask the employer to put unclear promises or corrections in writing.
- Read the final version.
- Save your own copy.
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| Check | What must be clear |
|---|---|
| Employer and job | Legal employer, workplace or workplaces, role, duties and start date |
| Contract type | Permanent, fixed-term, preliminary on-call, zero-hours, min-maxcontract (minimum and maximum hours contract), agency or payroll; for a fixed term, its end date or end event |
| Hours and schedule | Guaranteed hours, normal days and times, referentiedagen en -uren (reference days and hours) for unpredictable work, call notice, shift changes and availability. These reference times set when the employer may require you to work. |
| Pay | Gross hourly or monthly wage, pay date, allowances, expenses, overtime pay or time off, and pension deductions |
| Leave | Holiday allowance, statutory and extra leave, public-holiday rules and how to request leave |
Also look at the rules that may change your pay or bring the job to an end.
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| Check | What must be clear |
|---|---|
| CAO | The full CAO name, pay scale and which version applies |
| Trial and ending | Proeftijd (trial period), notice periods, any tussentijds opzegbeding (interim notice clause), fixed end date and aanzegplicht (fixed-term notification duty). An interim notice clause must give both sides the right to end the fixed-term contract early by notice. |
| Illness | Reporting procedure, wage percentage, waiting days and occupational-health contact |
| Training and costs | Required training, study-cost repayment, travel and equipment |
| Restrictions | Concurrentiebeding (non-compete clause) limits work for competitors. Relatiebeding (non-solicitation clause) limits contact with former clients and business relations. Also check nevenwerkzaamhedenbeding (side-work restriction), confidentiality, intellectual property (rights to creative work and inventions), unilateral change (employer changes without your agreement) and penalties. |
In the Netherlands, an employment agreement can be oral or written. Having it in writing makes it easier to prove what you agreed. Certain clauses, such as a trial period and a non-compete clause, must be written. Keep the offer, messages, schedules, time records, payslips and bank payments. If terms are missing, ask the employer to confirm them.
Information your employer has to provide
Your employer has to give you the first set of written terms within 1 week after your start date. The second set is due within 1 month, or by the end of the contract if the contract ends earlier. The employer may put this information in your contract or give it to you separately. Rijksoverheid (Dutch central government) lists the terms.
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| Deadline after you start | Information to receive |
|---|---|
| Within 1 week | Names and addresses, workplace, role or type of work, start date, fixed duration, gross pay and payment timing, normal hours and any trial period. For predictable work, this includes overtime and shift-change arrangements. For unpredictable work, it includes the variable pattern, guaranteed paid hours, reference days and times, and call notice. |
| Within 1 month, or by the contract’s end if sooner | Holiday allowance and leave, other paid leave, notice and dismissal procedure, and contract type. Where relevant: pension, CAO, training and non-compete or non-solicitation terms. |
The employer can give you a paper document. If it wants to deliver the information electronically, it needs your express agreement. You must be able to access, save and print the information. The employer must keep proof that it delivered the information or that you received it. If the document is incomplete, your statutory rights still apply. Ask for corrections in writing, so you have evidence of any promises that are disputed.
Kinds of employment contract
The type of contract decides when it ends and how many hours you are guaranteed. Below are the main types you may come across.
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| Type | What it means now |
|---|---|
| Vast contract (permanent contract) | Has no end date. The employer normally needs your consent, permission from UWV (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen, the employee insurance agency), or a court decision to end it. |
| Tijdelijk contract (fixed-term contract) | Ends on the agreed date or event. Early termination normally requires a written interim notice clause; the chain rule and notification duty may apply. |
| Voorovereenkomst (preliminary on-call agreement) | You may accept or refuse a call. Each accepted call creates a fixed-term employment contract for that work period. |
| Nulurencontract (zero-hours contract) | There is an employment contract but no fixed number of hours. Current on-call protections apply; wage entitlement depends on the no-work clause, time employed and why work was unavailable. |
| Min-maxcontract (minimum and maximum hours contract) | The minimum hours and pay are guaranteed. You must normally work up to the agreed maximum when the employer calls you within the agreed days and times and gives the required notice. |
| Uitzendovereenkomst (agency employment contract) | The agency is your employer and the client supervises the work. The applicable CAO, phase and any uitzendbeding (agency clause) determine how easily the assignment or contract ends. |
| Payrollovereenkomst (payroll employment contract) | A payroll company is the formal employer. The client selected you and supervises the work. Payroll workers have the same employment conditions and legal position as comparable staff at the client. Separate rules apply to an adequate pension. |
Rules now in force for successive temporary contracts
Normally, your fourth temporary contract in a row becomes permanent. A series of temporary contracts also normally becomes permanent once the total length goes beyond 3 years. Breaks of 6 months or less are counted as part of the chain. Depending on the facts, similar work for a successor employer can also count.
BBL (beroepsbegeleidende leerweg, work-based vocational training) contracts do not count. The same is true for contracts of workers under 18 who average no more than 12 hours a week. For recurring work performed for at most 9 months a year, a CAO can shorten the break to 3 months.
For agency work, or work that by its nature calls for temporary contracts, a CAO can extend the chain to no more than 6 contracts in 4 years. Separate exceptions exist for some training contracts, directors, school sickness cover, and designated jobs or sectors. Check current chain rules and the CAO that applies.
Changes to flex work from 2026 to 2028
The current rules on chains of contracts and on-call work remain in place through 31 December 2027. The Wet meer zekerheid flexwerkers (law on greater security for flexible workers) has been enacted. commencement decision gives the different dates for the changes listed below.
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| Start date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 December 2026 | Agency workers gain equal or at least equivalent employment conditions under the new law. A CAO can already give these rights. |
| 1 January 2027 | Several other changes start under the Waadi (Wet allocatie arbeidskrachten door intermediairs, law on supplying workers through intermediaries). |
| 1 January 2028 | The chain break generally becomes 36 months. The law replaces most standard zero-hours and min-max contracts with bandbreedtecontracten (contracts with a range of hours). Their maximum is generally no more than 130% of the minimum. Agency phases are shortened. |
Pupils and students who qualify and average no more than 16 hours a week keep a 6-month break in the chain. For fixed-term contracts made before 1 January 2028, the existing six-month gap still applies. Existing CAO exceptions that permit more contracts, a longer duration or different successor-employer rules continue for contracts already covered when the law changes. That protection ends when the CAO expires, or 12 months after the change, whichever happens first. Other exceptions and transition rules also apply. If your contract continues after one of these dates, check the law again.
Your rights in on-call work
Check the five protections below against your contract and your CAO:
- Normally, a call has to reach you in writing or electronically at least 4 calendar days before the work. A CAO can usually shorten that period to no less than 24 hours. The seasonal exception below can remove the call-notice protection.
- If the employer cancels or changes the times within that notice period, you are still entitled to pay for the original hours. The seasonal exception below can remove this protection.
- If you have no fixed hours, or fewer than 15 hours a week with no fixed times, a call normally pays for at least 3 hours.
- After 12 months, the employer normally has to offer fixed hours based on your average over that year. The offer must be made within 1 month after that year. The seasonal exception below can remove this duty.
- A min-max worker has to be paid for the guaranteed minimum, even if the employer does not call them in.
You can refuse the offer of fixed hours. If you stay on call, the employer normally has to make another offer after each additional 12 months. The seasonal exception can remove this duty as well.
Under the seasonal-work rules, a CAO can remove call notice, cancellation pay and fixed-hours offers for designated functions. Climatic or natural conditions must restrict those functions to at most 9 months a year. The same worker must also be unable to perform them continuously for more than 9 months a year. For a zero-hours contract in these functions, the resignation notice remains 4 days.
In a zero-hours contract, a written clause can exclude pay for hours not worked during the first 6 months. A CAO may extend that exclusion only for specified, occasional work that has no fixed scope. After that period, the employer normally has to pay when work is unavailable for a reason that falls within the employer’s responsibility.
After 3 months of a stable work pattern, you can rely on the rechtsvermoeden van arbeidsomvang (legal presumption of working hours). You can ask for hours based on your average over those 3 months. The employer can challenge the presumption with evidence.
Contracts with agencies and payroll companies
In agency work, the agency is your employer and the client supervises your work. Current law requires equal treatment on core conditions: pay, reimbursements, working and rest times, overtime and holidays. The agency cannot charge you for placement. Before you start, it has to give you written information about the workplace.
Ask the agency which CAO applies. Ask what phase you are in. Ask if your contract contains an uitzendbeding (agency clause). Check the rules for ending the contract and for sickness. The ABU (Algemene Bond Uitzendondernemingen, association of temporary employment agencies) CAO does not automatically apply to every agency.
Where the ABU CAO 2026–2028 applies, equivalent employment conditions already apply from 1 January 2026. Individual terms may differ. Both the essential conditions (such as pay and working time) and the overall package must be at least equivalent. If an essential condition is reduced, another essential condition must compensate for it. Ask the agency for the client’s terms and for how it compared them.
In payroll, the client usually recruited you and directs the work. The payroll company takes care of the formal employment. You have at least the same conditions and legal position as comparable employees of the client, with separate rules for an adequate pension. Agency-phase rules and an agency clause do not apply. The client ending its payroll arrangement is not by itself a reason to dismiss you.
Your CAO and clauses in your contract
A CAO can apply because of a company agreement, because your employer belongs to an employer association, or because your contract includes a clause. A government declaration can also make it generally binding. Check the scope, the dates and the full text.
Mandatory law has priority, unless it expressly allows a CAO to set a different rule. A minimum CAO allows individual terms that are better. A standard CAO allows changes only where the CAO permits them. If your contract conflicts with an applicable CAO, the CAO term normally has priority.
Proeftijd (trial period)
A trial period must be in writing or follow from the CAO. It has to last the same length of time for you and for the employer. A fixed-term contract of 6 months or less has no trial period. For the other contracts listed below, the usual maximum is 1 or 2 months.
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| Contract | Maximum trial period |
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| Fixed term of 6 months or less | None |
| Fixed term over 6 months but under 2 years | 1 month |
| Fixed term with no fixed calendar end | 1 month |
| Fixed term of at least 2 years, or permanent contract | 2 months |
A CAO may vary the temporary-contract rule, but never beyond 2 months. A new trial period is normally invalid if the contract is renewed or if you move from temporary to permanent work. The same applies with a successor employer if your duties remain the same. Only work that clearly requires different skills or responsibilities can justify a new trial period.
During a valid trial period, either side can end the contract immediately. If you ask for a reason, the employer has to give it in writing. Discriminatory dismissal is still prohibited.
Clauses that limit your work or create costs
Non-compete clauses and penalty clauses must be written. Before you accept one, ask how each restriction below applies to your job and to any work you already do.
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| Clause | What to verify |
|---|---|
| Concurrentiebeding (non-compete clause) or relatiebeding (non-solicitation clause) | You must be at least 18 and accept the clause in writing. In a fixed-term contract, the contract itself must explain a compelling business or service interest that justifies it. A court can cancel or narrow an unreasonable clause, or suspend it while the case is heard. The same rules apply to a non-solicitation clause. |
| Unilateral change | The employer can use a written change clause only if it has a weighty interest. Under the test of reasonableness and fairness, that interest must outweigh your interest in keeping the term. |
| Boetebeding (penalty clause) | It must be written and specify the breached rule and penalty. Statutory rules limit the amount and who receives the money. Written exceptions are possible for employees earning above the minimum wage; a court can reduce an excessive penalty. Get advice before accepting a large or repeated penalty. |
| Confidentiality | Check what information is confidential, for how long, and the consequences of a breach. A breach does not automatically justify summary dismissal. |
| Intellectual property | Copyright in work created for the employer usually belongs to the employer unless agreed otherwise. Patent rights can also belong to the employer when inventing is part of your job, unless agreed otherwise. Check written agreements, earlier work and side projects. |
The reform of non-compete rules is still a proposal
As of October 2026, limits such as a maximum duration, a required geographic area and employer compensation are still proposals. Judge your current clause under the written-form, age and compelling-interest rules above.
Training costs and work on the side
Training that the employer has to provide under the law or a CAO must be free of charge. This includes training needed to do your job or to continue in it. It counts as working time and, where possible, must take place during your scheduled working hours. A repayment clause for that training is invalid.
Training for a diploma or certificate that the law requires you to have when you first start the role generally falls outside this rule. The circumstances can affect the answer. Other study may come with repayment terms. Ask which rule applies to the course. Ask for clear repayment terms and have them checked before you sign.
The free-training and working-time rules have an exception for employees who normally work fewer than 4 days a week for a private person. Their work must consist exclusively or almost exclusively of services for that employer’s household, including care for household members. The employer’s general duty to make necessary training possible still applies.
A nevenwerkzaamhedenbeding (side-work restriction) requires an objective justification when the employer applies it. The employer has to explain that reason at that time. The reason does not need to be included in the contract beforehand.
Pay, working hours, leave and sickness
These rules apply unless your work falls under a stated exception. Your contract or CAO may provide more pay or leave.
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| Topic | Current baseline |
|---|---|
| Minimum wage | From 1 July 2026, workers aged 21 or over must receive at least €14.99 gross per hour. Lower statutory youth rates apply from age 15 to 20. Check the rate again each January and July. |
| Holiday allowance | Normally at least 8% of gross pay, including relevant overtime. A CAO can provide no separate allowance only if pay is at least 108% of the minimum wage. Above 3 times the minimum wage, a lower or zero allowance can be agreed in writing. |
| Paid holiday | At least 4 times your weekly hours each year. Your employer must normally approve your leave request. It may refuse the dates for a weighty business reason or a collective holiday. It must object in writing within 2 weeks. Statutory hours normally expire 6 months after the year you earned them. Exceptions apply if you reasonably could not take them. A CAO or written agreement can give longer. Extra hours normally expire after 5 years. |
| Schedule and overtime | For most adults, the maximum is 12 hours a day and 60 a week, but not every week: averages are capped at 55 over 4 weeks and 48 over 16 weeks. Night shifts normally have a 10-hour maximum. Different rules cover some work and workers. The law does not set an overtime premium; the contract or CAO must say whether extra work is paid or exchanged for time off. |
| Sickness | Your employer must normally pay at least 70% of your normal wage for up to 2 years. In year 1, your sick pay must be at least the minimum wage. In year 2, it can be lower. A CAO or contract may pay more. One or 2 waiting days apply only if stated in the contract or CAO. If a fixed-term contract expires while you are ill, employer payment normally ends and UWV may take over. On-call and agency outcomes depend on the running contract and applicable terms. |
| Payslip | Check hours, gross wage, allowances, holiday allowance, deductions and net payment against the contract, CAO and your own time records. |
Pay for 20 hours at the minimum wage
For example, in October 2026 an employee aged 21 or over works 20 hours at the minimum rate of €14.99. Gross pay for those hours is 20 × €14.99 = €299.80, before tax and deductions. At 8%, holiday allowance adds €23.98, after rounding. The employer may pay the allowance separately from the regular wage.
Every deduction, along with the yearly statement, is described in the Dutch payslip guide. Whenever you need to report an illness, a return to work, the end of a fixed-term contract, or concerns about the privacy of medical details, turn to sick-leave guide.
If you have questions about benefits that go together with your wages, look at Toeslagen (benefits) overview.
Permission to work in the Netherlands
People who are nationals of the EU (European Union), the EEA (European Economic Area) or Switzerland can usually work without a Dutch work permit or residence permit. If you have another nationality, your employer might need a TWV (tewerkstellingsvergunning, work permit). You might instead need a GVVA (gecombineerde vergunning voor verblijf en arbeid, combined residence and work permit), or the residence permit you hold may include its own conditions about work.
Having a signed contract is not the same as having permission to work. Before you begin a job or switch employers, check the decision you received from IND (Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst, the immigration service). The guide on work rights below tells you how to understand your permit.
How your job can come to an end
Which route applies depends on the person who ends the job and the reason. A trial period, a fixed end date that both sides agreed on, or a settlement follows different rules than a dismissal by the employer.
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| Situation | Current route |
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| Fixed term reaches its agreed end | It normally ends automatically. The employer may have a separate written notification duty. Early notice normally works only if the contract contains a written interim clause. |
| You resign from a permanent contract | The statutory period is normally 1 month, usually ending at month-end. Check the CAO and contract before giving notice. |
| Employer cites economic reasons or long-term illness | The employer normally needs permission from UWV before giving notice. For a fixed-term contract without an interim notice clause, it must instead ask the court. |
| Employer cites performance, conduct, a damaged relationship or another personal ground | The employer normally asks the subdistrict court to dissolve the contract. |
| Valid trial period | Either side can end immediately without a notice period. The side ending the contract must give written reasons if the other side asks. Discriminatory dismissal remains prohibited. |
| Ontslag op staande voet (summary dismissal) | There must be an urgent reason, and the employer must act and communicate that reason immediately. Get advice at once: a court challenge normally has a 2-month deadline. |
| Vaststellingsovereenkomst (settlement agreement) | It is voluntary and must be written. Agree the final date and check any payment, release from work and unused leave before signing. Unemployment benefit is not guaranteed by a phrase in the agreement. |
Notice periods that apply to you and to your employer
As a rule, the notice you must give by law is 1 month. A written contract may make this longer, but no more than 6 months. If it does, your employer’s notice period must normally be at least double yours. Under a zero-hours contract, your notice is usually 4 days, unless your CAO has a shorter call-notice period. If a zero-hours contract has a fixed term, you can end it early by giving notice only if there is also a written interim notice clause. If a zero-hours contract is for a designated seasonal function, your notice to resign stays at 4 days.
The employer’s standard notice period under the law increases according to how many years you have worked there, going from 1 month up to 4 months:
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| Years of service | Employer notice |
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| Less than 5 years | 1 month |
| 5 to under 10 years | 2 months |
| 10 to under 15 years | 3 months |
| At least 15 years | 4 months |
A CAO may allow differences. Once you reach AOW (Algemene Ouderdomswet, state pension) age, the employer’s notice period is 1 month. Time spent on procedure can sometimes be subtracted, but at least 1 month must still remain.
Ending early by notice and notification for fixed-term contracts
Whether a fixed-term contract can normally be ended before its end date depends on a tussentijds opzegbeding (interim notice clause). The aanzegplicht (fixed-term notification duty), by contrast, is about renewal. If a contract lasts at least 6 months and has a fixed calendar end date, the employer must write at least 1 month before that end date. The writing must state whether the contract will continue and under what terms.
This duty does not cover contracts shorter than 6 months, contracts with no fixed end date such as certain project contracts, or an agency contract that ends under an agency clause. If no notification is given, the payment can be up to 1 month’s gross pay. If notification is late, the payment is a proportionate amount. The employer does not owe notification compensation after a declared bankruptcy, a granted suspension of payment, or admission to statutory debt restructuring.
Cooling-off period once you sign a settlement
It is your choice whether to sign a settlement. Once you have signed, you may cancel it in writing within 14 days, and you do not have to give a reason. If the agreement did not mention this right, the period is 21 days. Before you decide, have the document reviewed. Whether the employer took the initiative, the statutory notice period, and the final date can all affect unemployment benefit. A statutory transition payment is not automatic when both sides agree, so if you want any payment, you must negotiate it explicitly. You do not receive a fresh cooling-off period if you and the same employer sign another settlement within 6 months after you cancelled an earlier settlement.
Transition payment if your employer ends your job
If the employer dismisses you or decides not to renew your contract, the transitievergoeding (transition payment) usually accrues from your first day. It equals one-third of your gross monthly pay for every year, plus a proportional part for the remaining period. For 2026, the maximum is €102,000 gross, or 1 gross annual salary if that is higher. Holiday allowance and relevant extra pay are included in the calculation.
Exceptions include a dismissal caused by ernstig verwijtbaar handelen of nalaten (seriously blameworthy acts or failures to act) by the employee. There are also exceptions for workers under 18 who average no more than 12 hours a week, for employer insolvency, and for reaching the applicable retirement age. Some offers of a replacement contract also remove the entitlement. A CAO may replace the payment with a different provision for economic dismissal. If both sides agree to end the job, there is no automatic statutory payment; you must negotiate it explicitly.
Court deadlines
Warning
Deadlines at court can bring your claim to an end
For wage claims, the general period is 5 years. For dismissal remedies, the shorter expiry periods listed below apply. If you miss one, you can lose your right to claim. Seek legal advice before the final day.
Apply the deadline that belongs to your particular claim. A request asking your employer to reconsider is not a substitute for filing with the court.
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| Claim or step | Deadline to protect |
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| Challenge an ended employment contract, including summary dismissal | Normally file at the subdistrict court within 2 months after the contract ends |
| Claim only the fixed-term notification payment | File within 2 months after the fixed-term contract ends |
| Claim only the transition payment | File within 3 months after the contract ends |
| Revoke a signed settlement | Write within 14 days, or 21 days if the agreement omitted the cooling-off notice |
| Unpaid wages or holiday allowance | Generally 5 years from the date each payment was due. Ask a legal adviser how to protect or interrupt that period. |
Frequent contract problems and where to get help
Choose the route that fits your problem. Keep your contract and payment records so that the adviser can examine the terms in dispute.
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| Problem | First action | Where to go next |
|---|---|---|
| Missing terms, wrong hours or unpaid contractual wage | Write to the employer or the personnel department with the clause, amount, dates and evidence | Union, legal-expenses insurer, Het Juridisch Loket (legal advice service), lawyer or subdistrict court |
| CAO is ignored or disputed | Raise the exact CAO article with the employer | CAO parties, union, sector dispute committee, Het Juridisch Loket or legal adviser; the ministry does not decide CAO disputes |
| Below minimum wage or minimum holiday allowance; excessive hours; unsafe or illegal work | Keep contracts, schedules, time records, payslips and bank statements | Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie (Netherlands Labour Authority); call 112 for immediate danger |
| Pressure to sign, summary dismissal or approaching end date | Do not wait for an internal answer to protect a deadline | Union, Het Juridisch Loket or employment-law adviser; Rechtspraak (Dutch judiciary): employee dismissal proceedings explains court filing |
| Threat to enforce a non-compete or non-solicitation clause | Get legal advice promptly if you need an urgent court decision | Union, Het Juridisch Loket or employment-law adviser; Rechtspraak: urgent non-compete proceedings |
| Coercion, passport withheld, threats or labour exploitation | Move to safety and preserve evidence only if safe | Labour Authority; call 112 in acute danger |
Keep the signed contract and the CAO version, any amendments, schedules, time records, payslips, bank statements, emails, and letters. Note the date when each document arrived. If the employer denies an oral promise, evidence showing how both sides actually worked can be important.
Where to get help with pay, illness, and work permission
Pick the guide that fits your next question:
- Dutch payslip: pay and deductions
- Sick leave: reporting, pay and reintegration
- Work rights by residence permit
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- Rijksoverheid: what is included in an employment contract? - oral and written employment agreements and the information the employer must provide in writing within 1 week and within 1 month
- Business.gov.nl: employment contract - the expanded written-information duties for predictable and unpredictable work, and terms on leave, dismissal, training and side work
- Rijksoverheid: when does a temporary contract become permanent? - the current chain rule, gaps, successor employers, CAO variations and statutory exceptions
- Staatsblad (Dutch law gazette) 2026, 205: Wet meer zekerheid flexwerkers - the enacted text on the future 36-month chain break, bandwidth contracts, agency contracts and equivalent employment conditions
- Staatsblad 2026, 206: commencement decision - the commencement dates of 31 December 2026, 1 January 2027 and 1 January 2028
- Rijksoverheid: types of on-call contract - preliminary agreements, zero-hours and min-max contracts, call notice, minimum pay per call and the fixed-hours offer after 12 months
- Rijksoverheid: right to fixed working hours - the legal presumption based on the average hours worked over 3 months
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- Rijksoverheid: transition payment amount - entitlement from day 1, the one-third formula and the 2026 cap of €102,000 or 1 annual salary if higher
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- Staatsblad 2022, 277: training and side work - mandatory employer-provided training, repayment nullity, side-work justification and written-information deadlines
- Parliamentary record: justification for restricting side work - the employer must justify a side-work restriction when applying it; advance inclusion in the contract is optional
- Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO, Netherlands Enterprise Agency): employee inventions - written patent-ownership agreements, the job-description test and inventions outside the employee’s duties
- Rijksoverheid: employee notice period - calendar-month notice, written extensions up to 6 months and the employer’s doubled period
- Rijksoverheid: entitlement to a transition payment - exceptions for employee conduct, retirement, insolvency, replacement contracts and economic-dismissal CAO provisions
- Rijksoverheid: minimum pay for a short call - the 3-hour pay rule for undefined hours or fewer than 15 weekly hours without fixed times
- Staatsblad 2014, 216: employment-law provisions - chain exceptions, fixed-term notification, settlement revocation and court expiry periods; later amendments apply to other provisions
- UWV: ending employment - mutual-consent settlements, negotiated payments and notice periods affecting unemployment benefit
- Rechtspraak: urgent non-compete proceedings - urgent court proceedings to suspend a non-compete or non-solicitation clause
- Het Juridisch Loket: work and income - employment advice and help with dismissal, contracts and wage disputes
- Rechtspraak: penalty-clause judgment, ECLI:NL:RBOVE:2026:4560 - the current written-form and destination rules, and permitted written exceptions above the minimum wage
- Rechtspraak: change-clause judgment, ECLI:NL:GHARL:2026:771 - the current balancing test for a unilateral change under article 7:613
- Parliamentary answers: dismissal during a trial period - non-discrimination continues to apply during a trial period
- Rijksoverheid: payroll rules for client companies - payroll workers cannot be put on agency-phase contracts or an agency clause
- Staatsblad 2019, 219: on-call and payroll rules - seasonal exceptions to call notice, cancellation pay and fixed-hours offers, the four-day seasonal resignation notice and payroll exclusions
- Parliamentary record: flex-work reform explanation - article 611a(5) is an anti-retaliation provision replaced by general protection, not the household-training exception
- Parliamentary record: electronic employment information - express employee agreement and accessible, storable employment information under article 7:655
- Rechtspraak: written interim notice clause, ECLI:NL:RBROT:2022:6577 - the right to end a fixed-term contract early by notice must be agreed in writing for both parties under article 7:667(3)