Staff and labour
Education is under enormous pressure due to an increasing shortage of teachers and support staff. This results, among other things, in stress that sometimes leads to disability or even labour conflicts. Kienhuis Legal collaborates extensively with educational institutions and the issues surrounding personnel and labour that arise.
Labour Law
Labor Law is comprehensive. There are many rights and obligations for both the employer and the employee that must be taken into account. From the perspective of employer or employee, the questions may of course differ. This includes issues about the Senior Executives in the Public and Semi-Public Sector Standards for Remuneration Act [Wet Normering Topinkomens], but also about dismissal, flexible working, disciplinary measures, the Staff Replacement Fund (Vervangingsfonds) and Collective Redundancy Payments Fund (Participatiefonds) and integrity.
Rights and obligations
Everyone who employs staff will have to deal with labour law. The Dutch Civil Code describes what an employment contract entails and the rules that apply to both employers and employees. In practice, this mainly revolves around hiring and firing of staff. These processes involve many rules and it is important for all involved that this is legally well regulated to avoid (labour) conflicts.
Social security and education
Own-risk
We understand that the educational institution is its own-risk bearer for the Unemployment Insurance Act (WW), Sickness Benefits Act (ZW) and Work and Income Capacity for Work Act (WIA). As a result, questions about a sick employee, or an employee whose employment contract is being terminated, require a different approach than when employers are not own-risk bearers. Kienhuis Legal is experienced in answering questions about suitable employment, new positions, no-risk policy, supplementation schemes, Collective Redundancy Payments Fund/Staff Replacement Fund and buyout.
What we do
Our employment lawyers assist educational institutions with personnel and employment issues. We guide and advise in the event of labour disputes, employee illness, and position changes. But also in the case of open positions within the workforce, questions about the collective labour agreement or employment conditions, dismissal and disciplinary measures.
In case of disputes, we always look at alternative dispute resolution first, seeking a lasting solution.
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Team Staff and labour
How we can help
In a practical, efficient and understandable way, we remove legal obstacles.
