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the role of the Works Council in the NOW schemes

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With the NOW schemes, employers can apply for a salary cost compensation if they have a minimum of 20% loss of turnover due to the corona crisis. How is the Works Council involved? What are the rights of the Works Council? In short: what is the role of the Works Council?

WKR: temporary 3% as a corona aid measure

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The government is taking measures to alleviate the effects of the corona crisis to a certain extent. One of these measures is a one-off extension of the working expenses scheme (WKR). This is important for the employer and employee, but certainly also for the Works Council.

knowledge of the Works Council Act for the management board

the Works Council and a non-Dutch Director

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More and more international organisations in the Netherlands have a non-Dutch management board. This can cause difficulties for the organisation, for the Works Council, but also for the management board itself. What are the obstacles and what are the solutions for an improved relationship with the Works Council?

English Works Council information: recently updated

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Much of the information on our website is also available in English. We keep translating, which is why we’ve created a list of the most recently translated pages on CT2.nl. CT² supports and guides Works Councils in the Netherlands. In recent years, we have been advising English-language Works Councils as well. That is why we […]

Works Council information in English: a special website

by Works Council coach Sander Vrugt van Keulen

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From 2020, part of the CT² website will be in English. The reason for that is that there is an increasing number of expats working in the Netherlands at international companies, and often the language of instruction in these organisations is English. In those cases, the Dutch Works Councils Act can be quite a challenge.