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Personnel administration

If you employ staff, your personnel administration system must be in proper order. For instance, your personnel files must include a copy of each employee’s identity document. You must keep the copies for five years.

Below is an overview of the rules and regulations, subsidies and taxes in relation to the topic “Personnel administration”.

  1. Attachment of wages

    When the employee is unable to fulfil his/her personal financial obligations, a bailiff can attach part of the ...

  2. 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). ...

  3. 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, ...

  4. 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 ...

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