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Social contributions
The contributions paid to social security. These include imputed and actual social premiums and actual pension premiums.
Joinder ad informandum
Joining one criminal case without charges with another case by the public prosecutor so that the judge can take the two cases into consideration in determining the sentence.
EU-12
The composition of the European Union from 1 January 1986: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany (Federal Republic), Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK.
Closed sea arm
Body of water closed off from the sea by a dyke, such as the Haringvliet, Hollands Diep (to Moerdijk railway bridge), Volkerak, Krammer, Grevelingenmeer, Veerse meer and Lauwersmeer.
Inflation
Since February 1994 the year-on-year percentage changes in the consumer price index (CPI) for all households. Before that the official figure was based on the CPI for employees, low.
Company pension fund
A pension fund linked to a company which accumulates money for the pensions of the people who are or were working in the company.
Subsidies on products
Subsidies on products are related to the value or the volume of products of domestically produced products and on imported products and paid per product unit.
Labour contract for a fixed period of time
An employment contract which specifies a fixed period of time, either as agreed between employer and employee, or determined by law or by custom.
Current transfers
All payments made for which there is no direct exchange in return, that do not burden the payers income and do not serve to finance the long-term expenditure of the receiver.
Minimum wage earner
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.
Foreign net turnover
Total net turnover from sales to foreign buyers
Boarding house
An accommodation with places where people can sleep, mainly in single and double rooms, rented out. Meals, snacks and drinks may be provided only to the guests who stay there.
Period life table
Table showing how many of 100,000 newborn boys or girls will reach the age of 0.5, 1.5, 2,5 years etc. on the basis of the mortality rate during a given period.
Total return on shares
The total percentage change of the CBS total return index for shares in a given period. The total returns on shares is divided into price change and dividend yields.
Trade union
Organisation of employees with the aim to represent the collective and/or individual interests of its members in the face of employers and organisations influencing labour conditions.
Youth hostel
Accommodation with at least five beds for overnight stays, primarily intended for young guests. Beds are located in rooms or dormitories which guests may have to share with strangers.
Standardised death rate
Death rate calculated in a given period in such a way that the influence of the age and sex differences in the composition of the population on mortality is eliminated.
Low income threshold
The threshold representing the same purchasing power for all years for all households. The level is based on the welfare benefit level for a single person in 1979.
Settlement by judge
In civil law: final decision, usually by awarding, partly awarding or rejecting the petition or claim. In criminal law: final verdict, i.e. verdict of guilty, acquittal, or another final verdict
Public corporate organisation
Commodity board or trading organisation founded on the basis of the law on corporate organisation (Wet op de Bedrijfsorganisatie) and the Socio-economic council supervising them.
International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) 1988
The International Standard Classification of Occupations revised in 1988 under the supervision of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and introduced in 1990.
Guardianship
Authority over a minor and over the minor’s possessions based on a court decision, given to one parent or to a third party when there is no parental authority over the child.
Refugee
Non-Dutch person who, according to the Geneva convention of 1951, has legitimate grounds to fear prosecution because of religious or political beliefs, nationality, race or belonging to a particular...
Total return on bonds
The total percentage change of the CBS total return index for bonds in a given period. The total return on bonds is divided into price change and coupon yields.
Unemployment Benefits Act (WW)
The law insures employees against the financial consequences of unemployment. The duration of the WW benefits depends on the employment record.