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Marginal increase workers from Bulgaria and Romania
Since 1 January 2014, people from Bulgaria and Romania no longer need a work permit if they want to work in the Netherlands. As a result, the number of Bulgarian and Romanian job-seekers coming to...
Employees by sector, company size and province in which they work, 2012 (Dutch only)
Custom-made table with all employees in the Netherlands on 31 December 2012, broken down by sector, province in which they work and company size. Commissioned by Goedbezig.nu.
Concurrence of regulations and provisions within the municipality of Wijdemeren, 2012 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on the concurrence of various regulations and provisions in the field of social security, health care and welfare, and education in 2012 in the municipality of Wijdemeren....
Bulk of sickness absence not work-related
Last year, nearly half of all employees in the Netherlands were at least one time absent from work because they were ill. Statistics Netherlands announced today that in nearly one quarter of cases,...
Sickness absence of employees by sector, establishment size and level of education, 2005-2013 (Dutch only)
Tables with information on various aspects of sickness absence broken down by sector, company size and education level. Commissioned by: Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
more second-job holders
Statistics Netherlands announced today that last year 467 thousand employees had two jobs. The share of second-job holders has risen to 7.6 percent of all employees.
Are older employees more stress resistant and younger employees more versed in technology?
Statistics Netherlands announced today that older employees are generally believed to be more stress resistant, while younger employees appear to be more versed in adopting new technologies. Opinions...
Custom-made study for industry association - pilot study (Dutch only)
Report on characteristics of employees working in the floricultural industry. Commissioned by: VGB.
Flash estimate: export accounts for economic growth
According to the so-called flash estimate of economic growth, which is based on an incomplete set of currently available data, the Dutch economy grew 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2014...
One in 15 employees involved in work-related accidents
Last year, 458 thousand workers sustained physical or mental damage due to accidents in the workplace, i.e. 1 in 15 employees in the Netherlands. Nearly half of victims were absent from work at least...
Sickness absence rate for older employees without chronic disorders about the same as for younger employees
Due to chronic disorders, older employees are more often absent from work than their younger counterparts. Older employees more often suffer from disorders related to high sickness absence rates,...
More older employees on permanent contracts
Between 2001 and 2013, the share of employees in the employed labour force was reduced from 88 to 85 percent, but the share increased among over-55s
Higher purchasing power for employees in care sector
Today, Statistics Netherlands announced that the recession which has persisted since late 2008 has undermined the financial position of households
Employees prefer pension security
When asked, most employees who are saving for a pension via their employer reported that they wanted financial security when they retire. The majority preferred not to make do with less pension, even...
employment further down
The loss of employee jobs continued in the first quarter of this year;32 thousand jobs of employees were lost relative to the fourth quarter of 2013. After a modest loss by 4 thousand in the fourth...
Employees feel less autonomous
According to the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey 2013, conducted by TNO and Statistics Netherlands, the percentage of employees in the Netherlands who say they can organise their own work has...
Employment situation of participants following an ESF project: Results of the European Social Fund (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on the employment situation of participants after taking part in an ESF project. Commissioned by: the Agency of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW Agency).
Sickness absence at lowest level since 1996
The sickness absence rate among employees in the Netherlands was reduced to 3.9 percent in 2013, i.e. at any one time 39 in every one thousand employees were absent due to sickness. The rate reached...
Employment marginally down
The number of employee jobs declined by 4 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to the third quarter. In the preceding quarters, the decline was much more substantial.
Jobs of employees by labour market region and sector, 2008 - 2012 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on jobs of employees in 2008 - 2012. The results are presented by labour market region and sector. Commissioned by: Institute for Implementation of Employees' Insurances (UWV...
Labour participation rate down in 2013
In 2013, nearly 7.3 million Dutch nationals aged 15-64 had paid jobs for twelve hours a week or more, a decline by more than 100 thousand relative to 2012. The net labour participation rate was 66.1...
Nearly 150 thousand couples working with the same employer
On 14 February 2012, 296 thousand employees were working in the same company as their partners, so 148 thousand couples had the same employer, i.e. 4 percent of all employees in the Netherlands.
Average retirement age employees further up to nearly 64 years
The average age for employees to go into retirement rose further in 2013 to 63.9 years, i.e. 0.3 years higher than in 2012.
Far fewer jobs
Taking seasonal effects into account, there were 47 thousand fewer jobs (0.6 percent) in the third than in the second quarter of 2013.