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The Netherlands had 541 thousand unemployed in July, equivalent to 6.0 percent of the labour force.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the number of working women has risen more rapidly over the past decade than the number of working men. In the second quarter of 2015, the employed labour...

Non-residential care, support, or recreation provided for disabled people during the day. The aim is to increase and maintain the independence and integration of disabled people by social and...

The disposable income of Dutch households rose by nearly 4 percent in 2006.

Every dwelling that forms an entire property together with other dwellings and business premises. This includes apartment blocks, flats with gallery entrances or entrance halls, dwellings occupying a...

A contract between an insurer and an insured person. The insurer agrees to pay an amount in cash, in one or more payments, on a given date or when reaching a certain age, or when the insured person...

An enterprise quoted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange over half of whose fixed capital and finance is invested in real estate and which generates over half of its turnover from the development,...

The sector consisting of all financial institutions and quasi corporations that have financial mediation as their core business and that have deposits and/or comparable financial titles of...

Acceptance as a legitimate child following a court decision in consequence of the application of a couple or single person who wishes to adopt the child, or under The Hague Adoption Convention of...

Measure in criminal justice where the judge orders that a crime suspect who has mental or physical problems must be treated or counselled or nursed in an appropriate facility outside the prison...

Sub sector of the financial corporations sector. This sub sector consists of enterprises with a legal form such as limited companies, foundations etc. that mainly engage in changing individual into...

Economic assets that came about by a something that was not the result of a production process. These may be tangible and intangible assets and are classified by how they came into being. Some occur...

The duration in working days per conflict is determined by the company that has the longest strike action. In case of several strike actions within one company due to one conflict, the duration of...

The Supplementary Benefits Act tops up benefits under ZW, WW, WAZ, and Wajong provisions (for sickness and disability) to the guaranteed income level. The law came into force on 1 January 1987 and...

Decisions under the Administrative Law Enforcement of Traffic ("Wet Mulder"). This law regulates the administrative settlement of traffic offences, with the aim of alleviating the workload of...

The total weight of the goods carried, all packaging, and including the tare weight of the transport unit (e.g. (air) containers, swap bodies and pallets for containing goods, as well as road goods...

The collective labour agreement (CAO in Dutch) sector of private companies financed through subsidies or amounts set by law in as far as they are not part of the government. Mostly they are active in...

A permanent non-profit institution for the benefit of society and its development, accessible to the public, which collects items relating to the history and heritage of mankind and its environment,...

A levy on the purchase and import of mineral oils labelled fuels (led-free petrol, leaded petrol, petroleum, diesel etc.), for the delivery or use of coal and of gas not labelled as mineral oil, and...

A calendar day, in the period between admission and release in an AWBZ-accredited health care facility, that will be charged. Days of absence, such as days a client spends at home (weekends, brief...

Units with a complete administration but without legal status that behave like corporations. They supposedly have independent power of decision. These are mainly fairly large enterprises without...

The country where the largest number of nights was spent. The destination of domestic holidays is indicated by municipality codes. Holidays abroad (outbound holidays) use country codes, and tourist...

Other personnel costs This category includes: - payments for temporary workers and staff on secondment; - costs of schooling and training; - recruitment and selection costs; - canteen costs; - costs...

The aim of the law is to provide financial support for a maximum of four years to beginning artists and/or artists with temporary reductions in income. Eligible for WIK benefits are all qualified...