Course Outline:
Gain a clear understanding of Dutch employment law - essential for all businesses with operations in the Netherlands.
Perhaps you are taking on responsibility for or recruiting staff in the Netherlands, or considering expanding your business into the region. Maybe you want to be able to validate and challenge what you have researched yourself or have been told by your managers on the ground.
Whatever your unique circumstance, having a clear understanding of Dutch employment law is essential for all businesses with operations in the Netherlands. We can give you access to first-class expertise that links local employment legislation to real-life, practical HR challenges. Ensure you avoid the common pitfalls and are aware of nuances specific to the Netherlands!
This interactive course covers all the ‘need to know’ aspects that employers need to be aware of, including: hiring employees in the Netherlands; grievances, disciplinary issues and dismissals; dealing with discrimination; employment tribunals and courts; current trends and latest developments.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Explore the domestic legal framework in the Netherlands
- Understand and be better equipped to deal with HR issues in this jurisdiction
- Be able to advise colleagues on Dutch employment law and practice
- Know the burning issues around employment law and employee relations in the Netherlands
- Take away comprehensive documentation from the day
Course Details:
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Public course format and fee: Virtual | £345 + VAT | €409 | $439
- In-house course format and fee: Virtual or face-to-face | Call for details
Book below if you want to attend a public course. Please call 020 7549 2549 or email info@bondsolon.com to discuss or book an in-house course.
The Speaker:
Wietje de Muinck Keizer - Doorn en Keizer B.V
Wietje de Muinck Keizer is an Attorney at Law at Doorn en Keizer B.V. She advises national and international companies on Dutch employment law and specialises in employment agreements, employment manuals, collective termination(s) of employment, international postings, employee consultation procedures, collective bargaining agreements, confidentiality and non-compete covenants, transfer of undertakings, employee benefit schemes, stock option schemes, commission contracts, directors’, management and agency agreements, pension schemes, privacy and data protection and equal treatment.
Wietje is a Member of the American Bar Association and of the Dutch Association for Labour Law and was Vice-President and President of the Labour Law Commission of the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA) from 2002 to 2005. She regularly speaks and lectures on labour law and privacy topics and her publications include annual contributions on Dutch labour law to ‘The Littler Mendelson Guide to International Employment and Labor Law’ of Littler Mendelson and ‘International Labor & Employment Laws’ of the American Bar Association. She is also a member of the Dutch Association for Privacy Law (VPR – Vereniging voor Privacy Recht).
Wietje read law and completed her degree in Dutch Civil Law at Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She graduated in 1990 after which she conducted her first practice within two practice groups (employment law and corporate law) in The Hague. From 2000 onwards she focused mainly on employment law. Wietje joined VMW Taxand N.V. (Van Mens & Wisselink at that time) in 2004 and Doorn en Keizer B.V. in January 2014.