Employment law

In two days&rsquo; time, our experts will make you acquainted with all the relevant basic principles of Dutch employment law. The main themes such as dismissal law, collective labour agreements, illness and reintegration, holidays and the works council will be discussed. Of course there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.

This training will provide you with a solid basic knowledge of Dutch employment law, which you can immediately put into practice in your day to day work. You will be able to solve simple employment law issues yourself.

Day 1:<ul><li>Employee versus self-employed worker (definition employment contract)</li><li>On-call workers</li><li>Collective labour agreements</li><li>Application procedure (incl. screening and medical examination)</li><li>Focus points for fixed-term employment contract<ul><li>Succession of fixed-term employment contracts</li><li>Duty of notification</li></ul></li><li>Special conditions&nbsp;in the employment contract <ul><li>Trial period</li><li>Pension dismissal clause</li><li>Non-competition clause / Non-sollicitation clause</li><li>Penalty clause</li></ul></li><li>Working hours and breaks</li><li>Public holidays</li><li>Wage (payment, minimum wage and setoff)</li><li>Liability of employer and employee for damages</li><li>Holiday (build-up, take-up and lapse)</li><li>Statutory forms of leave (pregnancy and maternity leave, parental leave, care leave etc.)</li></ul>Day 2:<ul><li>Incapacity for work (illness and reintegration)</li><li>Dismissal<ul><li>Termination via UWV</li><li>Termination by subdistrict court</li><li>Summary dismissal</li><li>Prohibitions of termination</li><li>Reassignment</li><li>Transition payment and fair compensation</li></ul></li><li>Works council</li><li>Employee insurance schemes (unemployment, incapacity for work, old age pension)</li></ul>This course is provided by <a href="mailto:opleidingen_NL@sdworx.com">SD Worx Nederland BV.</a>

Netherlands: Basic course on Dutch employment law

Online seminar with presentation, discussion of case studies and answers to participants' questions.The training will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Equal Pay for Equal Work – this is the fundamental objective behind the new EU Pay Transparency Directive. Companies and organizations across the EU will be required to rethink their current pay practices and comply with new requirements to ensure fair pay and pay equality. Those new regulations will enforce a higher level of transparency which will lead to a better and deeper understanding of salary structures and decisions. Besides the legal compliance, this change will impact talent structures, hiring practices and communication to a wider extend. So, what are the core aspects of the Pay Transparency Directive and how does it impact organizations? What adjustments need to be made - and what are the benefits of such a change?In this online seminar, you will gain practical insights into the implementation of the directive, valuable best practices and concrete recommendations to review &amp; adjust your remuneration system.

<ul><li>Pay transparency basics - why transparent remuneration is becoming increasingly important</li><li>EU Transparency Directive - requirements and implications for small and large organisations</li><li>Practical examples and proven approaches - How other organisations have successfully implemented pay transparency</li><li>First steps - practical guidelines and tools for a legally compliant and sustainable implementation</li></ul>This course is provided by&nbsp;<a href="mailto:de.academy@sdworx.com">SD Worx Germany</a>

Germany: Pay Transparency - new practices and new requirements

Thanks to this training, you will know the Belgian socio-legal rules from entering to leaving employment.

In this crash course, you will master the complex landscape of social legal legislation in Belgium. The course provides a comprehensive overview of labor law and covers socio-legal rules throughout the employment lifecycle of an employee in Belgium.This course is in English consist of 4 sessions, each lasting &nbsp;4 hours. Every session will be recorded, so if you are unable to attend a session, you can review the recording afterwards.&nbsp;

Belgian Employment contract

<ul>
	<li>What is an employment contract?</li>
	<li>Form and validity conditions</li>
	<li>Types of contracts</li>
	<li>Labourers vs. employee</li>
	<li>Optional clauses</li>
</ul>

Obligations from the employer

<ul>
	<li>Employment regulations</li>
	<li>Dimona</li>
</ul>

Working hours

<ul>
	<li>What are working hours?</li>
	<li>(Crossing) boundaries</li>
	<li>Holidays and Sundays</li>
</ul>

Wages

<ul>
	<li>The pay slip</li>
	<li>Minimum wage</li>
	<li>RSZ</li>
	<li>Benefit in kind/benefit in kind</li>
	<li>Social subscription</li>
	<li>Checks and other elements</li>
</ul>

Absences &ndash; suspensions

<ul>
	<li>Illness</li>
	<li>Maternity leave</li>
	<li>Holiday</li>
	<li>Minor absenteeism, leave for compelling reasons, authorized absence and incomplete working days</li>
	<li>Work accident</li>
	<li>Time credit and theme leave</li>
</ul>

End of contract

<ul>
	<li>Notice period</li>
	<li>Dismissal protection</li>
	<li>Justification</li>
	<li>Outplacement</li>
</ul>

Employer&#39;s network

<ul>
	<li>Mandatory network</li>
	<li>Optional network</li>
</ul>

The course is provided by <a href="mailto:academy@sdworx.com">SD Worx People Solutions nv</a>

Belgium: Basic course on Belgian social law

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A live interactive training course providing clear examples of every stage of the process as well as the opportunity to consult with the host.

Welcome to our comprehensive course on UK Payroll Management. This course is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of the UK payroll process, from the initial calculation of gross pay to the final payment procedures. You will learn about the taxable elements of pay and National Insurance contributions, including the 20 different categories and how to calculate them using the exact percentage method. We will also cover the various tax regimes across the UK regions and delve into the specifics of tax codes and manual tax calculations using HMRC's Tables A to D. Moreover, the course will guide you through lawful and unlawful deductions, setting up new starters with correct tax data and NICs categories, and the rules for processing final payments. You'll gain knowledge on calculating Student Loans and identifying statutory payments for absences, as well as understanding the regulations surrounding Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay.

Part 1:<ul><li>The different stages required in the build-up to gross pay and identifying what elements are Taxable, and what elements are subject to National Insurance</li><li>Defining lawful and unlawful deductions​</li><li>The different tax regimes for Income Tax in England &amp; Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales​</li><li>Understanding Tax codes​</li><li>Manually calculating tax using HMRCs Tables A and Tables B to D​</li><li>The 20 different National Insurance Categories​</li><li>National insurance rates and thresholds​</li><li>Manually calculating National Insurance using the exact percentage method</li></ul> Part 2:<ul><li>How to establish correct apportionment rules, tax data, and NICs categories to accurately set up a starter</li><li>How to apply the correct rules for processing final payments and payments after leaving</li><li>How to calculate all types of Student Loans</li><li>How to identify the different statutory payments relating to absences</li><li>An overview of the rules of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)</li></ul> This course is provided by&nbsp;<a href="mailto:uk.academy@sdworx.com">SD Worx UK Limited</a>

UK: Introduction to UK payroll

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