Labour Law Topics
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 499
Summary Dismissal for Violation of the Confidentiality Clause
An employee was dismissed by his employer because he allegedly violated the confidentiality obligation in his employment contract by making statements in a dismissal procedure between the employer and a colleague. The Court of Appeal, however, said...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 498
Summary Dismissal for Working at Another Employer during Illness
An investigation agency, commissioned by the employer, had found that an employee who was incapacitated for work had been working elsewhere during his illness. When confronted with this observation, the employee initially lied. The summary...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 497
After Transfer of Undertaking the Employee Retains Entitlement to the Agreed Salary, even if it is Higher than the CLA Permits
Since an employee's salary was higher than permitted under a CLA that became applicable after the transfer of an undertaking, it had been agreed with the employee that the excess part of the wages would be regarded as a personal supplement and that...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 496
No Long-Service Bonus for Employee due to Interruption of the Employment
An employee, who would have worked for his employer for 40 years in 2024, was not entitled to the long-service bonus he would have received on that occasion under the CLA, because his employment had been interrupted by seven years in which he had...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 495
Employee has to Repay the Costs for Occupational Health Training to the Employer
Under the agreement between the parties, an occupational health and safety service that had paid the costs of the occupational health training for an employee was entitled to reclaim these costs from the employee when the employee left the...
Arbeidsrecht Actueel 494
Legal Presumption of the Scope of the Employment Contract was Restricted after the Offer for a Fixed Number of Working Hours was Rejected
An employee who had twice rejected an offer for a fixed number of working hours could not retroactively claim wage payment for the period in which he had rejected the offer for a fixed number of working hours by invoking on the legal presumption on...