2020 Winter cover_002_2

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...

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...

Naturally Netherlands

Naturally Netherlands: We live in a small, densely-populated country, criss-crossed by roads, motorways, railway tracks and canals, and interspersed with villages, towns, and industrial zones. So how has such a land managed to contribute so much to the world of nature?

Arts: Literary festivals to lift our spirits

The Netherlands’ top cultural festivals get creative to provide engaging, relevant, entertaining content, despite continuing social restrictions. Read more about it here

Cocktails during the winter sun

Cocktails during the winter sun, inspired drinks from vibrant Netherlands Antilles– Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and the islands of Bonaire! Check out the recipe in this article.