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Dismissal law in the Netherlands 2020

While headlines have been dominated by the Coronavirus outbreak, you may have missed a key change in Dutch employment law that has consequences for your rights when it comes to dismissal. A new act called the Balanced Labour Market Act (Wet Arbeidsmarkt in Balans, hereafter...

Performance problems and PIPs

All companies aim to optimise performance, including the effectiveness of their employees. Godelijn Boonman of GMW lawyers explains what happens when employee performance becomes a problem and what a PIP means in practice.

Self Sentencing

Exploring the topic of guilt and how we can often be our own worst enemy when we allow the “guilt police” to take over.

The IamExpat Fair returns to Amsterdam this spring

The IamExpat Fair will return to the iconic Gashouder event space at Westergas in Amsterdam on April 22, 2023!

Social housing

There’s not enough housing in the Netherlands and, what is available, is too expensive. It’s a common complaint among not just internationals living in the Netherlands, but also the Dutch themselves. However, the Dutch government has been involved in providing affordable housing in the country...