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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | Minimum Wages and Minimum Holiday Allowances Act of 27 November 1968 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §616-633 of Book 7, Title 10 (Employment Contracts) of Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | No | 0 | Working Time Act (Arbeidstijdenwet), 1995; Working Hours Decree (Arbeidstijdenbesluit), 1995 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | No | 0 | Source not given |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | §1:7, 4:9, and 5:8 of Working Time Act, 1995; §4:7 of Working Hours Decree, 1995 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | Working Time Act, 1995; Working Hours Decree, 1995 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | Working Time Act (Arbeidstijdenwet), 1995; Working Hours Decree (Arbeidstijdenbesluit), 1995 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §5:3, 5:5, and 5:6 of Working Time Act, 1995 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | No | 0 | Public holidays list provided by the Government |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek); Wet minimumloon en minimumvakantiebijslag |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §610 & 654-655 of Book 7, Title 10 (Employment Contracts) of Dutch Civil Code |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §667 & 668 of Book 7, Title 10 (Employment Contracts) of Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §652 of Book 7, Title 10 (Employment Contracts) of Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | Dutch Civil Code; Extraordinary Decree on Labour Relations 1945 (BBA); Dismissals Decree |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | Dutch Civil Code; Decree conditions deduct costs from transition compensation. Stb. 171 (May 11, 2015) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | Chapter 6 (Parental Leave) of the Work and Care Act of 16 November 2001 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | Yes | 1 | §4:2, 4:2a and 4:2b of the Work and Care Act of 16 November 2001 (Wet arbeid en zorg) |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | Act to change the Working Hours Adjustment Act to further flexible work of 9 June 2015 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §4:8.1-3 of the Working Time Act, 1995; §3.48 of the Working Conditions Decree, 1997 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | Section 7:646 of the Dutch Civil Code; §1 of the Equal Treatment of Men and Women Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §3 & 4 of the Work and Care Act of 16 November 2001 (Wet arbeid en zorg) |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §3 & 4 of the Work and Care Act of 16 November 2001 (Wet arbeid en zorg) |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §3 & 4 of the Work and Care Act of 16 November 2001 (Wet arbeid en zorg) |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §667:8, 670:2 & 7 of Book 7, Title 10 (Employment Contracts) of Dutch Civil Code |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §3, 8 & 11 of the Working Conditions Act, 1999; §4 of the Working Conditions Decree, 1997 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | Working Conditions Act, 1999; Working Conditions Decree, 1997 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §4:5 & 4:7 of the Working Time Act, 1995; §1:41 & 1:42 of the Working Conditions Decree, 1997 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | The Disability Insurance Act,1966; The Work According to the Labour Capacity Act, 2005 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | General Old Age Pensions Act (Algemene Ouderdoms Wet-AOW) of 31 May 1956 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | No | 0 | General Surviving Relatives Act (Algemene Nabestaanden Wet-ANW) of 21 December 1995 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | Unemployment Benefits Act (Werkloosheidswet-WW) of 6 November 1986 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | Dutch Civil Code; Sickness Benefits Act,1913 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | The Disability Insurance Act, 1966; The Work According to the Labour Capacity Act, 2005 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | General Equal Treatment Act,1994; Equal Treatment (Men and Women) Act, 1980; Civil Code |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | Dutch Civil Code; Working Conditions Act, 1999 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | Dutch Civil Code; General Equal Treatment Act,1994; Equal Treatment in Employment (Men and Women) Act, 1980 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | Equal Treatment (Men and Women) Act, 1980; Decree on Gender Related Occupational Activities, 1989 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | General Old Age Pensions Act (Algemene Ouderdoms Wet-AOW) of1956; MISSOC Comp. Table for Netherlands |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §3:2 of the Arbeidstijdenwet, 1999 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | Paragraph 2 and 2a of the Leerplichtwet 1969 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §3:2 of the Arbeidstijdenwet, 1999 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §197b-197d & 273-f of Dutch Penal Code, 1881 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §1 & 8 of the Dutch Constitution of 1815; Works Councils Act of 28 January 1971 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | Collective Agreements Act, 1971; Act on Declaring Provisions of Collective Agreements Generally Binding and Non-Binding, 1937 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | Yes | 1 | Dutch Supreme Court Ruling of 1986; §6(4) of the 1961 Council of Europe Social Charter |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | No violative legal provisions could be located |
