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...

Coronavirus: How to save your vacations

You already have your vacation plans booked before the coronavirus and now you won't be able to go. Find out what are your options and how to save your vacations.

For the greater good

Working is not always what it’s cracked up to be. There are deadlines to meet, bosses to please, and petty office drama. This doesn’t necessarily go away when you decide to volunteer, but doing something because you want to, not because it is paid, feels...

A career translation guide for the Netherlands

You are keen to find what’s next for your career in the Netherlands. Maybe you feel like an intrepid pioneer, open to the full adventure. Or maybe it all feels overwhelming. Now that it’s time to get started, you may be wondering how to take...

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.