Netherlands: Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

The Dutch government has introduced significant changes to employment law through its 2026 Budget Day proposals, including postponing unemployment benefit reductions and delaying the abolition of transition payment compensation. Meanwhile, the More Security for Flexible Workers Act brings sweeping reforms to fixed-term contracts, on-call arrangements, and temporary agency work, fundamentally reshaping how employers engage flexible workers in the Netherlands.

The legislative proposal to amend the reintegration obligations in the second year of illness for employees of small and medium-sized employers is part of the labour market package presented in April 2023.

Op 18 september 2018, de derde dinsdag van september, heeft de minister van Financiën traditiegetrouw de Miljoenennota gepresenteerd.