Labor law implications Coronavirus

Meanwhile, even in the Netherlands, not a moment goes by without talk of the corona virus. The outbreak of this virus has a major impact on public health and the economy. The corona virus also has various consequences under labor law, about which we inform you in outline in our fact sheet. These include your duty of care as an employer, the question of whether you can apply for short-time work for your employees and in what situations you are obliged to continue paying the employee's wages.

Date: March 16, 2020

Modified November 14, 2023

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Update 18-3:

The Working Time Reduction (wtv) scheme has been discontinued as a "coronamate measure. In its place is the temporary measure Emergency Fund Bridging Employment (NOW). We will update you further in the coming days as the contours of the scheme become more clear.
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Meanwhile, even in the Netherlands, not a moment goes by without talk of the coronavirus. The outbreak of this virus has a major impact on public health and the economy. The corona virus also has various consequences for labor law, about which we inform you in outline in our fact sheet.

These include your duty of care as an employer, whether you can request short-time work for your employees and in what situations you are obligated to continue paying the employee's wages.

Click here to download the fact sheet.

Of course, we will continue to inform you about the labor and corporate law implications surrounding the corona virus.
Follow us on LinkedIn or go to pvdb.nl/corona to stay informed.

In case of questions, we are of course at your service.

Kind regards,
Lonneke Nouwenand Antoinette Niebeek

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