Labour Law Topics
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 576
Truck driver was Self-employed and, for that Reason, had to Pay the Damages to the Client’s Car Himself
A driver who had hired himself out as a self-employed person to a transport company had to pay the damage, caused to the transport company's truck in two incidents, himself, because there was no employment contract. A transport company (a...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 575
Ontslag op staande voet wegens werkzaamheden tijdens ziekte
Een werknemer die door de werkgever op heterdaad werd betrapt op het tijdens ziekte verrichten van werkzaamheden voor een andere werkgever, was terecht op staande voet ontslagen. Bij een internationale pakketdienst was sinds december 2022 een...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 574
Unduly Paid Overtime Compensation Must Be Repaid
Since an employer had proven that the employee had not been ordered to work overtime, the employee had to repay the employer a large amount of overtime compensation. An employee worked at the Port of Rotterdam in a department that takes care of...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 573
Unilateral Staff Transfer
An employer was allowed to unilaterally transfer a number of employees to another location, due to the seriously disrupted working relationship between the employees on the one hand and their managers and the employer on the other. One of the...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 572
Sick Employee Dismissed during Probationary Period
The dismissal of a sick employee during his probationary period was not invalid because there was no chronic illness or disability. On April 30, 2024, an employee started working for an employer in the position of a cleaner. The employment...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 571
Employer is Liable for Damage Resulting from Employee’s Psychological Complaints
An employer was held liable for the damage suffered by an employee due to absenteeism for psychological complaints as a result of an incident at work, as the employer had no policy to prevent the incident and as the employer had failed to provide...