More flexibility for the Labour Market in Balance Act / premium differentiation Unemployment Benefit (WW)

More flexibility for the Labour Market in Balance Act / premium differentiation Unemployment Benefit (WW)

Two extensions apply here: 1) Since 1 January, employers pay a low WW (unemployment benefit) premium for permanent contracts and a high WW premium for flexible contracts as a result of the Labour Market in Balance Act (Wab). On 9 December 2019, the Minister of SZW announced that employers will have until 1 April 2020…

UWV opens NOW counter on Monday 6 April, 9.00 a.m.

UWV opens NOW counter on Monday 6 April, 9.00 a.m.

Employers who wish to qualify for the temporary Emergency Measure Bridging Employment (NOW) can submit an application to the UWV from Monday 6 April at 9.00 a.m. onwards. The UWV expects tens of thousands of applications per day. Maintaining employment in difficult times The NOW scheme is intended to retain as many jobs as possible…

Reduction in customary salary for director-major shareholders (DGA) of a private limited  company (BV) due to corona crisis

Reduction in customary salary for director-major shareholders (DGA) of a private limited company (BV) due to corona crisis

If you are a director of a private limited company (Besloten Vennootschop or BV) and you own at least 5% of the shares in this limited company then you have to pay yourself a customary salary. The height of the salary depends on your situation, but in principle it is at least € 46,000 (in…

Questions about the Guarantee Entrepreneur Financing (GO)

Questions about the Guarantee Entrepreneur Financing (GO)

The Guarantee Entrepreneur Financing (GO) is one of the government’s measures to support entrepreneurs during the corona crisis. What is the GO scheme? The GO scheme stands for Guarantee Enterprise Financing. The scheme is for companies that have problems obtaining a loan from the bank. With the GO scheme, the government helps companies (SMEs and…

Questions about the Temporary Emergency Measure Bridging for Employment (NOW)

Questions about the Temporary Emergency Measure Bridging for Employment (NOW)

In Dutch: Tijdelijke Noodmaatregel Overbrugging voor Werkgelegenheid (NOW) Go to our page about the financial measures around the Corona crisis Companies that suffer loss of turnover due to the corona crisis can be reimbursed up to 90% of their wage costs by NOW as from 1 March. This scheme is all about the people. That…

Conditions for temporary emergency regulations for self-employed entrepreneurs announced

Conditions for temporary emergency regulations for self-employed entrepreneurs announced

Go to our page about the financial measures around the Corona crisis The conditions of the Temporary Bridging Scheme for Independent Entrepreneurs (Tozo) have been published. The scheme is implemented by municipalities and will continue until 1 June. Self-employed people can make use of two facilities from the Tozo: income support and a loan for…

6 tips to keep your payment obligations under control

6 tips to keep your payment obligations under control

Your business is liquid if you can meet all payment obligations in the short term. But the developments surrounding the coronavirus affect your bank account. You see your income falling, but the bills, interest and taxes still have to be paid. Right? With these 6 tips, you can keep your payment obligations under control. Make…

Possibility to postpone the payment of pension contributions for employers

Possibility to postpone the payment of pension contributions for employers

Deferral of pension premium Pension providers will compensate employers who are or have come into immediate problems as a result of the corona crisis as much as possible if they experience problems when paying the pension contributions without affecting the rights of employees. The Labor Foundation and the organizations of pension providers, the Pension Federation…

Unemployment benefit during reduction of working hours

Unemployment benefit during reduction of working hours

This information is provided by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO If you run a business in the Netherlands and you don’t have enough work for your staff due to exceptional circumstances, such as the Corona virus, fire, flooding or a trade boycott you can apply for a reduction of working hours (werktijdverkorting, WTV) permit. This…

Posting employees to the Netherlands – Step by step guide

Posting employees to the Netherlands? Step by step guide What needs to be done when employees are sent to the Netherlands? 1. Check whether your employees meet the conditions for residence in the Netherlands Your employees may need a residence permit or a visa to reside in the Netherlands. They must register with the local…

VAT in the Netherlands

Subject to VAT The value added tax system in the Netherlands corresponds with that currently used by all other EU-states. The following transactions are subject to VAT: the provision of goods and services by businesses within the Netherlands; intra-Community purchases of goods in the Netherlands in the course of business operations by entrepreneurs and corporations;…

New VAT identification number? Do not dispose of your old VAT number!

New VAT identification number? Do not dispose of your old VAT number!

New VAT identification number? Do not dispose of your old VAT number! All entrepreneurs with a sole proprietership will receive a new VAT identification number in the coming period. However, this does not mean that the old VAT number can be thrown away. The entrepreneur must continue to use this old number for communication with…