8 articles
How dismissal works in the Netherlands in 2026: the two cumulative conditions of artikel 7:669 lid 1 BW, the nine grounds a to i, the UWV and kantonrechter routes, and the opzegverboden.
The Dutch concurrentiebeding in 2026: what artikel 7:653 BW requires, the written motivation on fixed-term contracts, annulment and vergoeding, and why the reform is still only a wetsvoorstel.
Dutch notice periods in 2026: the artikel 7:672 BW employer scale of one to four months, the one month employee term, the UWV deduction, and what irregular notice costs.
Dutch severance pay 2026: the artikel 7:673 BW formula, the EUR 102,000 cap or twelve months' loon where higher, what counts as loon, worked examples.
Dutch sick pay in 2026: the 70 percent and 104 weeks of artikel 7:629 BW, the 52 week minimum wage floor, the loonsanctie third year, and who falls under the UWV Ziektewet instead.
A map of Dutch employment law in 2026: why there is no at-will dismissal, the nine grounds in artikel 7:669 BW, the UWV and kantonrechter routes, notice periods, the transitievergoeding and the bedenktijd.
Summary dismissal in the Netherlands (ontslag op staande voet): the three cumulative requirements of artikel 7:677 lid 1 BW, the dringende redenen a to l, the two month deadline and the WW consequence.
The Dutch settlement agreement in 2026: the fourteen day bedenktijd in artikel 7:670b BW, the director exception, and the two WW articles that decide when a WW-uitkering starts.