Published: 2021-06-24

The COVID-specific Measures in the Netherlands – Do They Fit into the General Picture?

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Abstract

This article discusses the nature of the Dutch COVID relief measures for employers concerning wage costs. The question is raised whether the ad-hoc decrees fit into the general picture of Dutch labour law and respects the two key principles (1) safeguarding employees’ income and (2) requesting employee flexibility with regard to the work in case the exact job does not exist any more or is under serious threat. The contribution finds that the emergency legislation does respect these two main principles, while judges refuse substantial modifications of wages and / or working hours on the basis of reasonableness, also upholding the key principles of employee protection.

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Gundt, N. (2021). The COVID-specific Measures in the Netherlands – Do They Fit into the General Picture?. Z Problematyki Prawa Pracy I Polityki Socjalnej, 19(2), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.31261/zpppips.2021.19.07

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2021)
Published: 2021-07-21


ISSN: 0208-5003
eISSN: 2719-3462
Ikona DOI 10.31261/zpppips

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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