Salary suspended or stopped in case of illness?

Salary suspension and salary stop are two separate measures that can be applied in different situations. This article explains the differences and when which remedy can be used.

Educational support: Knowing where to turn for help

When students need extra educational support at school, what is available to give them the help they need? The author details the types of support available in Dutch state schools, Dutch subsidised international schools, and private international schools. This article guides parents in ensuring that...

Towards a greener orange 

      While the Netherlands is home to many innovations in sustainability, which make great headlines nationally and internationally, can their incremental effect bring about a real transition? The Netherlands has more bikes than people, and the wide flat countryside is crisscrossed by a...

Tiny house life

Historically, finding sanctuary for shelter, refuge, comfort and enjoyment has been a quest. Seeking housing in a densely-populated country like the Netherlands has always been a great challenge. The perfect Dutch house is a stereotype in itself; canal side townhouses, 19th century converted ships, quirky...

The artbook as cookbook

While the Rijksmuseum’s galleries and cookbook’s images captivate us with the mystery and eloquence of the Dutch Masters, they also stimulate our culinary appetites. The modest simplicity of Vermeer’s Woman Reading a Letter and the domestic warmth of Jan Steen’s The Feast of Saint Nicholas...