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Income support provided under special circumstances only, when the welfare recipient incurs higher costs than the normal benefits provide for.

The lowest level in the court system, formerly the sub district (cantonal) courts. They are part of the district court organisation.

Paid days leave agreed on a yearly basis, including extra days paid leave granted on the basis of age, position, seniority etc.

The phenomenon that people without paid work, who recently looked for work and are directly available for it, can’t get a job.

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

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

An employment contract which does not specify a fixed period of time or a final date of employment, except a retirement date.

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

Joining several criminal cases registered separately by the public prosecutor so that they can be dealt with as one court case.

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

Court that decides in first and sometimes sole instance or in administrative appeals in the administrative law section of the court, in certain administrative disputes.

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

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

Verdict by a judge who feels there is no proof that the suspect committed the crime he/she was charged with by the public prosecutor.

Official document (writ) summoning a person to appear in court to settle a conflict (civil procedure) or to go on trial on criminal charges (criminal procedure)

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

Adoption of a child by a couple of whom one of the partners is the legal or biological parent of the child.

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

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.

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

Verdict by a judge in a civil law case started with a summons and ending with a final decision in the relevant instance.

Penitentiary for imprisonment of several types of offenders: People in detention on remand who must await their trial in detention, people serving a short jail sentence, several special legal cases...

The ratio between people who are inactive and those who are active. The inactive population are people aged 15 and over claiming benefits (AOW, ANW, ZW, WAO, WAZ, Wajong, WW, benefits for hold-ups...

The law provides older and partially disabled persons who were formerly self-employed with a minimum guaranteed income, when their income is permanently below the social minimum and who have ended...