Hiring permanent and temporary staff
You cannot simply hire permanent or temporary staff. You must comply with rules and regulations governing employment contracts, professional qualifications and establishing the identity of prospective staff. In some cases, you may be eligible for a subsidy for hiring staff when, for instance, you employ someone who is partially unfit for work or someone who is unemployed.
Below is an overview of the rules and regulations, subsidies and taxes in relation to the topic “Hiring permanent and temporary staff”.
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Accommodation for foreign workers
If you have a company in the Netherlands and you employ foreign workers on a temporary basis, you will in some ...
Certificate of good conduct (VOG) (individuals)
A certificate of good conduct (VOG) is a document by which the Dutch Minister of Justice declares that the applicant ...
Citizen service number or tax and social insurance number
When you register with a Dutch municipality, you will receive a citizen service number (burgerservicenummer, BSN). ...
Contract of employment
A contract of employment is an agreement between an employee and an employer. It lays down the agreements concluded ...
Declaration of Independent Contractor Status (VAR)
As a customer, you can temporarily hire an independent contractor to work for you. If you do, it is essential to ...
E101/A1 statement
Are you an employer or intermediary based outside of the Netherlands and do you intend to have an employee work ...
Employee insurance schemes and national insurance
If you have a company in the Netherlands, you may have to deal with employee insurance schemes and national insurance, ...
Equal treatment and pay
Employers in the Netherlands may not discriminate on the grounds of religion, philosophy of life, political persuasion, ...
Family members who work in the company
Several arrangements are possible when your partner starts working for your company: You do not pay your partner ...
First-day notification
If you hire new employees and there are special risks of fraud or illegal workers, the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration ...
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Foreign personnel
If you have a company in the Netherlands and you are looking for personnel, you are obliged to recruit first of ...
Medical examination
During a job interview, you may not ask any questions about the applicant's health. The only medical examinations ...
Personal data, protection
The Personal Data Protection Act (Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens) states that you must handle the personal data ...
Professional qualifications
You do not require a separate qualification to establish a business in the Netherlands. However, you are only allowed ...
Stand-by employees
A stand-by employee is one who only comes to work when called upon to do so. The rules with which you must comply ...
Trainees
Trainees are employees who work for your company as part of their training/education. In the Netherlands, some ...
Verifying and recording the identity of employees
If you have a business in the Netherlands and employ staff, you must verify the identity of all workers on the ...
Work permit for employees
If you run a business in the Netherlands and intend to employ foreign workers on a permanent or temporary basis, ...
Work permit for self-employed workers
If you run a business in the Netherlands and intend to outsource work to a self-employed worker abroad, or if you ...
Young people, employment of
In the Netherlands special rules apply to employment of young people regarding the kind of work and their working ...
