On 7 July 2025, the Dutch government submitted the legislative proposal to the House of Representatives. The bill aims to clarify when a working relationship qualifies as an employment contract, helping to reduce false self-employment and better distinguish between employees and independent contractors.
The proposal reflects recent legal developments, including the Supreme Court’s Uber ruling
On 9 October 2025, the European Parliament approved a major revision of the EWC Directive, introducing significant changes to how European Works Councils are established and operate. Member States must transpose the Directive by 2027, with most provisions taking effect in 2028.
The revised Directive applies to multinational companies with at least 1,000 employees in
The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970), adopted in May 2023, aims to tackle gender-based pay inequality through stronger transparency and accountability. The Dutch government is implementing this Directive via a draft bill that closely follows the EU provisions. Although the original deadline was 7 June 2026, the Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and
The Dutch Labour Supply Licensing Act will introduce a mandatory licensing system for companies that supply temporary workers. This legislation will affect both staffing agencies and the companies that hire temporary workers. Once the law is in force, only licensed providers will be allowed to supply labour, and hiring from unlicensed agencies may result in
L’intelligence artificielle (IA) s’invite progressivement dans nos vies professionnelles, que ce soit dans le recrutement, la gestion des ressources humaines, l’automatisation des tâches ou la prise de décision. Les salariés utilisent l’IA afin d’améliorer leur efficacité, ou pour les aider dans des tâches rébarbatives, et souvent sans que leur hiérarchie en soit informée.
L’IA dans
L’idée de rémunérer les salariés en cryptomonnaies, bien que séduisante sur certains aspects, soulève de nombreuses questions juridiques et pratiques qui doivent être considérées attentivement. Sans entrer dans des débats trop techniques, voici quelques points clefs à considérer :
1. Réglementation du paiement des salaires : Selon le Code du travail, le salaire doit être payé
The Whistleblowers Protection Act was passed by the Senate on 24 January 2023 and entered into force on 18 February. With this Act, the Netherlands implements the 2019 European Whistleblowers Directive. The Act replaces the current House for Whistleblowers Act.
The Act brings significant changes for employers. The main changes employers need to consider are
This is the 17th paper in our Transforming Workplace series. In our earlier article, we explored why employees’ expectations of their leaders have changed and why organisations need to upgrade leaders’ skills and behaviours. In this paper we now examine ow organisations can upskill their leaders to meet the specific leadership challenges arising from ‘work