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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”.

  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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). ...

  4. Contract of employment

    A contract of employment is an agreement between an employee and an employer. It lays down the agreements concluded ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. E101/A1 statement

    Are you an employer or intermediary based outside of the Netherlands and do you intend to have an employee work ...

  7. 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, ...

  8. Equal treatment and pay

    Employers in the Netherlands may not discriminate on the grounds of religion, philosophy of life, political persuasion, ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. 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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  1. Foreign personnel

    If you have a company in the Netherlands and you are looking for personnel, you are obliged to recruit first of ...

  2. Medical examination

    During a job interview, you may not ask any questions about the applicant's health. The only medical examinations ...

  3. Personal data, protection

    The Personal Data Protection Act (Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens) states that you must handle the personal data ...

  4. Professional qualifications

    You do not require a separate qualification to establish a business in the Netherlands. However, you are only allowed ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Trainees

    Trainees are employees who work for your company as part of their training/education. In the Netherlands, some ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Work permit for employees

    If you run a business in the Netherlands and intend to employ foreign workers on a permanent or temporary basis, ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. Young people, employment of

    In the Netherlands special rules apply to employment of young people regarding the kind of work and their working ...

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