Labour Law Topics
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 502
Does a Wage Claim for Applying a Lower Salary Scale Expire after Late Submission of a Complaint about it ?
An employee who complained about an incorrect job classification in the past, resulting in too low wages, had not forfeited her wage claim by not having complained about the incorrect job classification earlier. Wage claims, older than five years at...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 501
Employer has to Compensate the Employee for Unsafe Working Environment
The employment contract with a female employee was dissolved by the Sub-district Court for a damaged employment relationship. In addition to the transitional allowance, the employer had to pay a fair compensation, due to the fact that the employee...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 500
Pulling down the Shorts and then Leaving your Colleague Mooning is not a Joke
An employee who had pulled down the shorts of a female colleague, so that she suddenly stood in her bare buttocks amidst her colleagues, was rightly summarily dismissed. Since he was 17 years old, a 41-year-old production employee had worked at a...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 499
Summary Dismissal for Violation of the Confidentiality Clause
An employee was dismissed by his employer because he allegedly violated the confidentiality obligation in his employment contract by making statements in a dismissal procedure between the employer and a colleague. The Court of Appeal, however, said...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 498
Summary Dismissal for Working at Another Employer during Illness
An investigation agency, commissioned by the employer, had found that an employee who was incapacitated for work had been working elsewhere during his illness. When confronted with this observation, the employee initially lied. The summary...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 497
After Transfer of Undertaking the Employee Retains Entitlement to the Agreed Salary, even if it is Higher than the CLA Permits
Since an employee's salary was higher than permitted under a CLA that became applicable after the transfer of an undertaking, it had been agreed with the employee that the excess part of the wages would be regarded as a personal supplement and that...