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As an employer, you are responsible for good working conditions. It is up to you to make sure your employees can do their jobs safely and stay healthy while doing so.

Various regulations for directors/major shareholders have also changed this year, as we outline below.

The year 2023 has been underway for a couple of months now. And this year, too, there have been quite a few changes in the fields of work and income.

The Dutch Senate approved the government’s tax plans for 2023 in December 2022. So what do these plans mean for employers? We’ve set out the most important changes for you below.

The Netherlands has an attractive business climate for foreign enterprises. That’s thanks in no small part to the various tax benefits available.

The Netherlands has to bring its legislation into line with the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions by 1 August 2022.

Minimum wages will increase more rapidly from 2023.

Minimum wages increase with 1,81%.

The birth of a new baby means parents have a lot to deal with. That’s why the government wants to give them more scope to choose how they want to combine their childcare and work responsibilities.

Employees working abroad temporarily, but who want to remain covered by the Dutch unemployment, sickness benefit and occupational disability schemes have to apply for an A1 certificate.

If you recruit an employee abroad, you’re allowed to reimburse the extra costs of their temporary stay in the Netherlands.

With 2022 just around the corner, it’s time to round off your year.
We’ve set out the following 6 tips to help you

On October 1, 2021, the cabinet will end the corona support measures. In the past year and a half, entrepreneurs could appeal to the NOW, TVL, Tozo, TONK and various other tax measures.

What about the addition of your car during vacation.

Do you have a loss of turnover as a result of the corona measures and therefore have difficulty in paying the fixed costs? Then you can apply for a subsidy via the compensation fixed expenses

In 2020, the government expanded the free space in the work-related costs scheme (WKR) in connection with the corona crisis. The easing will remain in effect throughout 2021.

The life-course savings scheme is now really coming to an end. What to do now?

Low-income benefit (LIV) will go down by 2021

During the corona crisis, employers were allowed to see the working days from home as travel days for the fixed travel allowance for commuting. This will expire on 1 January 2021.

The free space for 2020 is 3% on the tax wage bill up to € 400,000 and on the rest of the wage bill (i.e. everything above € 400,000) this is 1.2%.

In June, the Government made agreements with social partners about the technical details of the 2020 Pension Agreement.

From August 2022, parents will be partially paid for nine of the 26 weeks of parental leave. They have to take those nine weeks in the first six months after birth.

No high Unemployment contribution at> 30% overtime

SMEs with liquidity problems due to the consequences of corona can temporarily count on extra favorable conditions under the BMKB

Self-employed professionals can receive additional income support for subsistence for a period of three months through an accelerated procedure.

The Working Time Reduction (wtv) scheme has been discontinued as a "corona measure". What measure will replace it?
The cabinet is introducing the temporary Emergency Measure Bridging for Retention of

The Dutch government announced that companies affected by the consequences of the Coronavirus are entitled to apply for a number of fiscal measures.
These measures are explained here.

The official advice of the government is: Try to work from home as much as possible.
But what are the rights and obligations when working from home.

In this blog we provide an overview of the most important changes for companies and entrepreneurs.

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January, April, July and October are the VAT months for many entrepreneurs. A number of tips from us to ensure that the quarterly declaration runs smoothly.

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Two important rules can play a role in extending the employment contract: the chain determination and the obligation to notify.