Supervision: interesting and essential – article by Marein Smits in Fambizz
Supervision within family businesses has its own unique dynamic. Formalizing it is Marein Smits' specialty. In her view, the familiar kitchen table may create a sympathetic image, but when a dispute arises, the family business has nothing to fall back on. Fambizz spoke with her about issues such as business succession and the position of "the […]
BLOG – PART II: A real Christmas present from the Council of State: exemption for company collective labor agreements.
GENERALLY BINDING DECLARATION (AVV) OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS PART II: A true Christmas present from the Council of State: exemption for company collective bargaining agreements. The Council of State, Judicial Division, hereinafter: the Division, issued two rulings on December 18th that appear to revive the stagnant system of exemptions from company collective bargaining agreements. Has this been a turning point? Exemption […]
BLOG – PART I: FOOT PIGS AND CLAMPS
DECLARING GENERALLY BINDING COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS PART I: GUARDIANS AND GUARDIANS What is a collective bargaining agreement (CAO)? A collective bargaining agreement (CAO) can be declared generally binding (CAO). If a CBA is declared a CBA, it becomes mandatory in the relevant sector. The precise scope is described in the CBA itself, usually in… Read more
Adjustment of the temporary PFAS action framework
Effective November 29th, the Minister relaxed the PFAS standard with immediate effect. See the table below: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binaries/rijksoverheid/documenten/kamerstukken/2019/11/29/aanpassing-tijdelijk-handelingskader-pfas/aanpassing-tijdelijk-handelingskader-pfas.pdf Compared to the situation at the time of our recent presentations to Bouwend Nederland (Dutch Construction Industry Association) – see the sheets elsewhere on our website – this represents a significant relaxation. This is not only reflected in the higher limit values […]
On Thursday, November 21, Wintertaling will be present at the Infra Innovation Market Day of Bouwend Nederland Regio Noord
Wilfred Groustra and Bas van Vliet will be panelists at the Infra Innovation Market Day organized by Bouwend Nederland Regio Noord on Thursday, November 21st. https://www.bouwendnederland.nl/actueel/bijeenkomsten/6539/infra-innovatie-marktdag https://www.building.nl/nieuws/infra-innovatiemarktdag-op-21-november Wilfred Groustra will be responsible for the questions and statements about the PFAS problem. Bas van Vliet will address the questions and statements about the nitrogen problem. Below you will find the […]
Blog Case Law Temporary Employment Contracts
Blog Case Law on Temporary Employment Contracts (Articles 7:690 and 7:691 of the Dutch Civil Code). Wintertaling Employment Law focuses its practice on virtually all aspects of flexible employment contracts: the distinction between temporary employment/payroll contracts and contracts for services, aspects of employer qualifications, the implications of the wage ratio provision of the Waadi (Allocation of Workers by Intermediaries Act), […]
Workshop “Bottlenecks and remedies PAS/PFAS” (November 20, 2019) will be postponed
Administrative and civil law aspects: The media are full of reports about the hundreds of projects that have been canceled as a result of the Council of State's rulings on the Nitrogen Action Program (PAS) and, equally urgently, regulations regarding PFAS. This Wintertaling workshop will discuss the Council of State's PAS rulings and the PFAS bottlenecks […]
Presentation of the Balanced Labor Market Act (WAB)
Presentation WAB by Wilfred Groustra and Jennifer Horsten
Wintertaling sponsor of the upcoming IR Global annual conference in Amsterdam
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Floored floors
The Financieel Dagblad reported today that following the partial collapse of a parking garage floor at Eindhoven Airport two years ago, the calculation rules for existing buildings with wide-slab floors have been tightened. There will even be a mandatory inspection requirement for building owners. Buildings in the highest risk category (consequence class) will have to be assessed by January 1, 2012. Among the highest […]
