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Our brief introduction to the Employment section for the Netherlands includes guidelines on setting up a business in the Netherlands, finding a job and Dutch labour law.European Employment & Trends
Looking for work in the Netherlands? Expatica covers everything you need to know about expat employment in the Netherlands, from work permits and European employment and immigration regulations to job applications and Dutch labour law. Detailed articles such as Working in the Netherlands, part I and part II take you through the rules regarding expat employment, including work permits, who does or doesn’t need one, whether partners can work or not, including a section on conditions applied to entrepreneurs and working holiday schemes for expats from Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The Employment & Trends section also informs you about a special programme for highly skilled migrants, which also lists expat centres in the Netherlands that help expats to cut throgh the red tape rapidly and with less hassle.
Labour law and contracts
What you need to look out for and expect in working expat contracts is covered in articles such as Dutch contracts and employment law and ending expat contracts in troubled times which looks at expat employees' rights in the face of contract termination when employers feel the pinch of recession.
Working students
Students in the Netherlands can check out our Student Jobs section on Expatica's student portal.
Women expats
Women expats are happier at work according to an Expatica survey of over 450 women living abroad, although opportunities for promotion and low wages continue to trouble women expats at work. According to the Expatica survey, female expats based in Spain are the happiest, followed by Belgium and France. Expatica’s Employment & Trends channel covers specific issues faced by women working abroad in articles such as Women at work: Making and taking opportunities and Women on assignment: An evolutionary perspective. Also read Tips for women in the Netherlands which offers valuable information on networking and career change.
Teaching English as a foreign language
Teaching English, which for some working expats is a way of making ends meet when they first arrive abroad, can turn into a full-time occupation.
Setting up a business in the Netherlands
Thinking of setting up your own business? Then read Setting up a business in the Netherlands plus our in-depth guide from the Dutch chanmber of Commerce (part one and part two) on setting up a business as a self-employed entrepreneur in the Netherlands. For more tips, read our interviews with expat entrepreneurs who share their experiences of setting up and running a business in the Netherlands. Click here to take the interview online.
European human resources news roundup
Our monthly updates from the Federation of European Employers (FedEE) inform on changes in EU employment law, key judgments from the European Court of Justice and national labour courts, income tax and pension reforms, pay agreements, company-level HR policies and trade union activities.
Job search
Don’t forget to use our job search function which lists a variety of jobs in the Netherlands!
A guide to telephone, internet and television along with utility services water, electricity and gas in the Netherlands.
Lost in the Dutch immigration system? Look no further than this guide compiled for our Survival Guide 2012.
Expatica offers a whistle-stop tour of life in the modern Netherlands.
The challenges and benefits of the maternity system in the Netherlands and how it differs to other countries.
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