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Protecting and improving the health of employees when related to the relationship employees have with their work and working environment.

The part of the gross wages deposited in the employee’s account for the save-as-you-earn scheme.

A person who works, not on the basis of a an explicit employment contract, in the company or practice of the partner or parents.

A reduction in the pay increases of contractual wages. The main reason is to use the money saved to create new jobs or limit reductions.

Sports clubs and sports schools Members, operating costs and revenues

Dutch law that came into force on 1 January 2004 providing social assistance. It replaces the National Assistance Act (ABW) and the

The aim of the law is to curb the inflow into, and stimulate the outflow out of disablement provisions.

This law prescribes that employers must pay the employees wage during sickness for a maximum of one year.

Working in a system where the working hours of two or more groups of employees (of about equal numbers) follow or slightly overlap.

A diploma at the level of senior general secondary education (havo), pre-university education (vwo), or level-2 of senior secondary vocational education (mbo).

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 14-18 December 2009 (Week 51).

The wage on which employees have to pay social security contributions such as unemployment (WW) and health insurance (ZW).

The number of employees who are trade union members, expressed as a percentage of the total number of employees.

A pension fund linked to a company which accumulates money for the pensions of the people who are or were working in the company.

Employee earning the minimum wage applicable to his/her age or less. For part-time workers the minimum wage is proportional to the number of weekly hours worked.

The number of days of sick leave as a percentage of the number of available working days. Not included is absence after one year of sickness.

The law insures employees against the financial consequences of unemployment. The duration of the WW benefits depends on the employment record.

The contributions paid to social security. These include imputed and actual social premiums and actual pension premiums.

The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.

Dossier Population ageing

The umbrella organisation of trade unions that engages as a social partner in the negotiations at the national level in the Stichting van de Arbeid, Sociaal-Economische Raad, Sociale...

The employer’s contribution paid in the framework of insuring pensions for employees and the premiums for additional disablement and unemployment insurance, sick leave benefits and social funds...