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Guides to employing people in the Netherlands
Working notes on Dutch employment, written for people outside the country who are about to become somebody’s employer in it. Loonheffingen and the monthly loonaangifte, employer charges and where they stop, vakantiegeld, leave counted in hours, sick pay that runs for two years, and what has to happen before anyone can give notice. We rewrite them when a figure moves, and two of the figures move twice a year.
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Wet verbetering poortwachter: the reintegration timetable
Dutch sick leave is a process with dates on it. The milestones from day one to week 104, spoor 1 and spoor 2, and the loonsanctie that adds a third year.
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The 30% ruling in the Netherlands, and the 27% that follows
The Dutch expat ruling exempts part of an employee’s pay from tax. It is 30% in 2026 and 27% from 2027, and below about € 68.590 gross it does not apply at…
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US vs Netherlands termination rules: permission first
At-will ends a job with a decision. A Dutch employer needs someone else’s permission before notice can be given, and the permission expires after four weeks.
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Vakantiegeld: the 8% Dutch holiday allowance explained
Vakantiegeld is a statutory 8% holiday allowance under article 15 WML. What the 8% is calculated on, the three-times cap, and why May is not a legal deadline.
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US vs Netherlands employer costs: the side-by-side
What a US employer budgets as a benefits decision, Dutch statute decides instead. The 2026 numbers, and the ceiling that makes the percentage fall as salary rises.
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Can a UK company hire in the Netherlands?
A UK company can hire in the Netherlands, but the arbeidsovereenkomst has to be Dutch. What that changes for a UK buyer on cost, on notice and on immigration.
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US companies hiring in the Netherlands: what changes
For a US employer the Dutch adjustment is the contract itself. It carries statutory terms nobody drafted, including two years of employer-paid sick pay and no at-will ending.
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Protecting IP when hiring in the Netherlands
A Dutch employee owns the patent on what they invent unless inventing that kind of thing was the job. Ownership can be assigned in writing; the fair payment cannot be excluded.
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Social security and pensions in the Netherlands: who pays what
Dutch national insurance comes out of the employee’s wage, inside the 35,75% first-bracket rate. The employer’s five charges sit on top and all stop at the same 2026 ceiling.
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Remote work in the Netherlands: no right, but an allowance
Dutch employees have no statutory right to work from home. The bill creating one was rejected in 2023, so home working is a matter of contract, CAO and a daily untaxed allowance.
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Dutch employment contracts: what has to be in writing
An oral Dutch contract is valid, yet the clauses employers care about are void unless written. Proeftijd, the ketenregeling and on-call rules, set out for employers.
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Netherlands sick pay rules 2026: 104 weeks at 70%
A Dutch employer, not the state, pays 70% of wage for up to 104 weeks of illness, with a minimum-wage floor in the first year and a maximum dagloon cap throughout.
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Employing in the Netherlands
Fourteen short answers on cost, contracts, leave, sickness and ending employment, each one linked to the guide behind it.
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The arbeidsovereenkomst, the monthly run in euro, the loonaangifte, and the HR questions that arrive in between.
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