On April 6, 2023, Sørensen Lawyers participated in a great tennis and networking event organized by the Rotterdam student tennis association R.S.T.V. Passing Shot. It was a great opportunity to network with other professionals and play a game of tennis at the same time.The event...
Newsletter March 2023 Good morning,We would like to inform you about recent developments in employment law.Recent casesRecently we assisted three employees who together were entitled to a bonus of nearly 1 million euros.Read more: click here.Physician assistant summarily fired for impersonating her employerThe employee sent an...
The many forms of striking The strikes are flying around our ears. Last month there were many strikes on regional transport and hospital staff also strike. The right to strike is found in Article 6 ch. 4 of the European Social Charter, which enshrines the collective...
Unsafe workplace is the employer's responsibility The employee (a teaching assistant) has been employed by the employer (a healthcare facility that provides closed youth care for youth between the ages of 12 and 23) since 2014. On July 30, 2019, the employee was bitten in the...
Instant dismissal for employee who showed his genitals from company car after working hours The employee, who had been employed by his employer since Nov. 1, 2018, used a company van to drive home on March 4, 2021. With this bus he drove around Bleiswijk, where...
Driving instructor wrongly summarily dismissed for sending messages to students The driving instructor had been employed by a driving school as a driving instructor since Oct. 19, 2016. On July 4, 2019, the driving school received a complaint from a former student about this driving instructor....
Physician assistant summarily fired for impersonating her employer A physician assistant had been employed by the partnership "Postjesweg General Practice" since Oct. 16, 2012. Because she worked in healthcare, she was able to claim the regulation in force in Amsterdam since 2020, which gives healthcare workers...
Good afternoonWe would like to inform you about recent developments in employment law.Summarily fired for touching colleague's breastsThe employee touched a colleague's breasts twice while telling a riddle. The employee's conduct resulted in an impermissible violation of that colleague's physical and mental integrity. The employee...
Summarily fired for touching colleague's breasts The employee has worked for the employer since 1984. On March 15, 2022, during a lunch with five colleagues, the employee told his female colleague the same riddle twice. In the process, he touched her breasts both times. The colleague...
Maximum transition payment increased The transition payment is subject to a maximum (Article 7:673 of the Dutch Civil Code). This maximum can be increased every year. As of Jan. 1, 2023, the maximum severance pay is EUR 89,000 gross or one gross annual salary, whichever is...
