Netherlands: Basic course on Dutch employment law
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.
Online/On location
English
2 days
€ 2195
* Discount for SD Worx customers! (Automatically added at checkout)Why should you join this course?
- Understand the legal landscape of the Dutch employment law: Learn how to navigate and implement existing Dutch regulations effectively.
- Stay compliant: Ensure your employment processes in the Netherlands meet all legal requirements, reducing the risk of penalties and audits.
- Guidance from local Experts: Our experts can offer practical advice and solutions based on their extensive experience.
- Gain comprehensive knowledge: Master key topics like dismissal law, collective labour agreements, illness or holidays in the Netherlands.
Goal
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.
Target audience
Are you an HR manager or HR assistant, do you fulfill a similar role or are you considering doing that? This is the training for you. This training is also very suitable for SME entrepreneurs with staff, who perform HR tasks themselves.
This training can be used to claim NIRPA PE points: 188 NIRPA points in the schooling/knowledge category.
Approach
In two days’ 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.
Programme
Day 1:
- Employee versus self-employed worker (definition employment contract)
- On-call workers
- Collective labour agreements
- Application procedure (incl. screening and medical examination)
- Focus points for fixed-term employment contract
- Succession of fixed-term employment contracts
- Duty of notification
- Special conditions in the employment contract
- Trial period
- Pension dismissal clause
- Non-competition clause / Non-sollicitation clause
- Penalty clause
- Working hours and breaks
- Public holidays
- Wage (payment, minimum wage and setoff)
- Liability of employer and employee for damages
- Holiday (build-up, take-up and lapse)
- Statutory forms of leave (pregnancy and maternity leave, parental leave, care leave etc.)
Day 2:
- Incapacity for work (illness and reintegration)
- Dismissal
- Termination via UWV
- Termination by subdistrict court
- Summary dismissal
- Prohibitions of termination
- Reassignment
- Transition payment and fair compensation
- Works council
- Employee insurance schemes (unemployment, incapacity for work, old age pension)
This course is provided by SD Worx Nederland BV.
Practical information
Start dates and location(s)
Webinar 13-14 April 2026
- Monday, April 13, 2026 07:30 AM until 02:30 PMOnline (teams, zoom, GTM, ...)
- Tuesday, April 14, 2026 07:30 AM until 02:30 PMOnline (teams, zoom, GTM, ...)
Utrecht 15-16 June 2026
- Monday, June 15, 2026 07:30 AM until 02:30 PMSpace to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026 07:30 AM until 02:30 PMSpace to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Webinar 8-9 October 2026
- Thursday, October 8, 2026 07:30 AM until 02:30 PMOnline (teams, zoom, GTM, ...)
- Friday, October 9, 2026 07:30 AM until 02:30 PMOnline (teams, zoom, GTM, ...)
Utrecht 10-11 December 2026
- Thursday, December 10, 2026 08:30 AM until 03:30 PMSpace to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
- Friday, December 11, 2026 08:30 AM until 03:30 PMSpace to Create, Stationsplein 90 - 3511 ED Utrecht
Price
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Trainers
Marleen Maas
Marleen graduated in 2012 from the University of Amsterdam with a master’s degree in employment law. With experience at a trade union, in private practice, and as in-house counsel in the corporate sector, she has a comprehensive understanding of the diverse interests in employment law cases. At SD Worx, Marleen delivers engaging training sessions, making complex legal topics clear and approachable through practical examples and a touch of humor.
Jilly El Moridi - Voesenek
After completing her master's degree in employment law at Tilburg University, Jilly started working as an employment lawyer and privacy officer at an accountancy firm before joining SD Worx. Having also completed the course to become a Data Protection Officer, the training course for corporate lawyer and the post master in employment law (PALA), Jilly has enough knowledge to share and make the Dutch employment law as understandable and practical as possible!