This is a situation we have encountered several times over the last few weeks: the general management of an international group sent a memo stating that all salaries are reduced by 20% due to the coronavirus. But (meer…)
You, as Works Council, have received a requests for advice. What happens next? What should you do with it? What are the Works Council’s advisory powers? This blog article contains an easy checklist. (meer…)
In the Netherlands, the reality of the coronavirus is that we need to deal with it. Decisions must now be taken within all organisations, but how? (meer…)
Group coaching: what is it? In this blog, I use some case studies to explain how to investigate the group’s goal. (meer…)
The Works Council is independent and legally has the option to hire an external consultant. But how do you do that as a Works Council?
In the world of Works Councils, we still use the term ‘Works Council training’, but that term hasn’t been accurate for a long time. The members of the Works Council already possess most of the required knowledge. It is (meer…)
More and more companies in the Netherlands employ non-Dutch employees. They too have the right to be elected to the Dutch Works Council (WoCo). Does the WoCo work in English? More importantly: what is a Dutch WC and what does it do? (meer…)