Easily manage employment in Netherlands

Employer in general has five options to terminate employment agreement:

• Termination by mutual consent through a settlement agreement;
• Termination proceedings before the Employment Insurance Agency (UWV);
• Termination proceedings before sub-district courts;
• Termination with consent of the employee;
• Urgent dismissal of the employee, for example in case of theft or any other serious misconduct.

The statutory notice period for an employer depends on the duration of employment, with a maximum of 4 months.

Duration of probation or trial period depends on the length of the employment contract. Probation periods cannot exceed two months. The probation period applies to both the employer and the employee. Fixed-term contract which lasts less than six months cannot contain a probation period.