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.

A Perspective on Overcoming Burnout

If left unchecked, burnout can escalate, impacting mental health, physical well-being, and relationships. The authors, who are mental health professionals, highlight an actual case and describe interventions. They offer useful advice about how to improve cognitive health such as taking breaks every 90 minutes and...

Expat Centre Leiden gives internationals a warm welcome

Leiden has a thriving international community, and many of the region’s expats have been helped to feel at home by Leiden Expat Centre. So what is the secret of its success? Last year, Expat Centre Leiden registered its 1,000th international worker. It’s a testament to the...

Loving Vincent - Bringing van Gogh to life

On the evening of 27 July 1890, a fatally wounded Vincent van Gogh stumbled down a street in the small French town of Auvers-sur-Oise. In the twenty-first century Van Gogh is the most famous artist in the world, but during his short, erratic and tortured...

Take the stress out of house hunting in the Netherlands

Why internationals trust Expat Mortgages and how a special insurance product can help you bid on a house. Welcome to the Netherlands Welcome to the Netherlands, a country full of opportunity, character and charm! For many internationals, building a life here means finding a place...