All employees in the Netherlands have some form of terms of employment. But who decides and negotiates about these terms of employment? The Works Council also has a role to play in the negotiations of the terms of employment.
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Vacation days in times of corona: what are the options for employers and employees?
Employees and employers have many questions, for example, about vacation days. Because there is temporarily less work, some employers want employees to take up their vacation days now. However,
‘General management has decided that our salary will be reduced. Is that allowed?’
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