Netherlands on Employee Benefits & Compensation

On 12 July 2024, a legislative proposal to introduce paid bereavement leave for employees was submitted to the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer). Under Dutch law...

Dutch law prohibits employers from paying full-time employees differently—i.e., more favorably—than part-time employees, unless the difference in pay can be objectively justified.

In its ruling of 14 October 2024, the Court of Appeal at Arnhem-Leeuwarden (the Court of Appeal) further elaborated on the scope of the employer's...