Pregnancy / Birth
Entitlement to pregnancy or maternity leave Female employees In the Netherlands, employees are entitled to pregnancy or maternity leave from four to six weeks before the expected delivery date. Self-employed Female self-employed workers are entitled to maternity leave and maternity benefit for a minimum period of 16 weeks. The cash benefit is granted up to […]
Sick note
The employee is obliged to notify their employer of the incapacity for work and its expected duration “as soon as possible”. If the incapacity for work lasts beyond the date first notified, the employee is obliged to submit a further sick note (follow-up certificate). The notification may be made in writing or orally. If the […]
Residence
Anyone considering studying in the Netherlands will naturally have questions about everyday life: First of all, there is the national language. Students who study in the Netherlands will certainly take advantage of the offer to attend English-language courses. However, many of the courses are held in Dutch. Moreover, contact with the culture of the host […]
Taking German unemployment benefit with you to the Netherlands
If you are unemployed in Germany and want to look for work in the Netherlands, you can continue to receive German unemployment benefit there for a period of three months. The period for which you can take your German unemployment benefit with you can be extended up to a maximum of six months for the […]
Living
Often you don’t think much about it in everyday life when you “just happen†to drive across the border. However, if you move to the neighbouring country, your place of residence is decisive for the application of laws and rules. For example, your place of residence defines where you are liable to pay taxes on […]
Studying in Germany
For more information about studying in Germany, please refer to the website (only in Dutch). An equally informative website is that of the Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes [German Academic Exchange Service] (DAAD). You can also get initial information about studying in Germany from the deutschen Vertretungen in den Niederlanden [German representatives in the Netherlands]. On the […]
Working and unemployment
If you work in Belgium as an employee from Germany, you pay into unemployment insurance in Belgium. However, you do not always receive a benefit from Belgium. The country from which you receive your unemployment benefit depends on whether you become fully or partially unemployed. When am I fully unemployed? You are fully unemployed […]