We are pleased to announce that CLINT | Littler has hired Sander Theunissen as a counsel with effect from 1 May 2021. Sander has over ten years of experience in resolving employment and co-determination law disputes, in and out of court. Sander regularly publishes, gives lectures and trainings and...
Orange zone travel? Red card!
The Sub-District Court in Maastricht upheld the summary dismissal of an employee who travelled to an orange zone destination despite his employer’s COVID-19-related travel restrictions. The court found it relevant the employee had already received a number of final warnings and was therefore someone who was “on notice” but...
Is your fixed-term contract sufficiently clear?
In the Netherlands, the end of a fixed-term employment contract is usually linked to a calendar date. Another possibility is for its duration to be linked to a particular piece of work or a project, provided that it is possible to specify with a sufficient degree of objectivity when...
A competing former employee? Take action!
Employers should take action if they find out that a (soon-to-be or) former employee is going to work for a competitor. If they do not do so or fail to do so on time they risk being left empty-handed, as is apparent from a decision by the Court of...