Labour Law Topics
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 472
Traineeship Agreement of BBL-student is in fact an Employment Contract
An employer who had entered into a traineeship agreement as well as into a practical training agreement with a BBL-student who had prematurely terminated her education, had to pay the student compensation because the traineeship agreement was an...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 471
What Wage Amount Should the Basis for Calculation of the Transitional Allowance of a Labour Incapacitated Employee?
An employer who had terminated the employment contract with an employee due to the fact that the employee had been ill for more than two years, had to calculate the amount of the transitional allowance on the basis of the agreed wage as applicable...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 470
Sick Employee was not Entitled to a Sickness Benefit during Seasonal Unemployment due to the Existence of an Employment Contract
A female employee with a permanent employment contract and her employer had agreed that she would not work during the low season. During that period she was entitled to an unemployment benefit for seasonal unemployment. But when she was ill during...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 469
Employment Contract Annulled on Account of an Error by Concealing Occupational Incapacity
An employer had correctly annulled the employment contract on account of an error of an employee who, on commencement of the employment, had concealed that she was ill when she had left the employment with her previous employer. On 1 August 2021,...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 468
Claim for Overtime Payment was Rejected because the Employee should have Asked for it before
An employee's claim for overtime pay was rejected because he had failed to earlier complain to the employer that not all of his overtime had been paid. According to the Court of Appeal, the "duty to complain" also applies in employment law, although...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 467
Does the Prohibition for Temporary Employment Agencies to Prevent Temporary Employees from Entering into the Employment of the Hirer also Apply for Self-Employed Persons?
For temporary workers, the rule applies that a temporary employment agency is prohibited to do anything that might create an obstacle for the temporary employee to work for the hiring company after the secondment period has expired. The Supreme...