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72 news items of Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
Road haulage clients liable for underpayment
Clients are also to become liable for underpayment in road haulage. An amendment to the Sham Employment Arrangements Act will ...
Government: staying means participating
Refugees with a residence permit must start participating in Dutch society as soon as possible. Learning the Dutch language and ...
More compliance checks on EU workers’ rights and employment conditions
As of 18 June 2016, the Netherlands will have more scope for enforcing the Posting of Workers Directive. By introducing a ...
Child benefit in Caribbean Netherlands now also for low-income families
If parliament gives its approval, parents with children under 18 in Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba will receive child benefit ...
No benefits or student finance for jihadist travellers
Persons who leave the Netherlands to join ISIS will have their benefits and student finance stopped. The aim is to prevent Dutch ...
Seven countries want fair rules for posted workers in EU
Seven European countries want to see fair rules on posted workers in the EU. Besides the Netherlands, they are Austria, Belgium, ...
Minister Asscher to consider Dutch language and culture courses for foreign imams
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Lodewijk Asscher has written to the House of Representatives today to announce that he ...
Child benefit for entire Caribbean Netherlands
Child benefit is being introduced in Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba. Following a proposal by Jetta Klijnsma, State Secretary for ...
New pension rules for self-employed people on social assistance benefit
Self-employed people without employees who have average pension savings will not need to eat into their pension capital before ...
Government to make it easier for pensioners to remain in employment
It will be easier for pensioners to remain in employment if they wish. At present they often have to work through a temporary ...