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More hours worked in temp jobs
The amount of hours worked in stage A temp jobs was 1 percent up in the fourth quarter of 2011 from the preceding quarter. In the third quarter, the number of hours worked in temp jobs stage A had...
Jobs of employees by labour market region and sector, 2009 and 2010 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on jobs of employees in 2009 and 2010. The results are presented by labour market region and sector. Results are available on request. Commissioned by: Institute for Implementation...
Average retirement age employees more than 63 years
The average retirement age of employees had risen to more than 63 years in 2011.
Employment opportunities social security recipients vary considerably by municipality
Nearly 30 thousand persons living on social security benefits by the end of 2009 managed to find jobs in 2010, i.e. 9 percent of social security recipients. In the category municipalities with 100...
Just over one in three workers do company training
In 2010 36 percent of private sector employees went on a company course. Employers spent 1.6 billion euro on company training, this is 435 euro on average per employee.
Men and full-timers most likely to work overtime
Just over one in three employees regularly work overtime. More men and full-time workers work overtime than women and part-time workers.
Decline in number of hours worked in temp jobs
The amount of hours worked in stage A temp jobs was reduced by 3 percent in the third quarter relative to the second quarter. In the five preceding quarters, the number of hours worked in temp jobs...
Number of jobs up by 33 thousand
In the third quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 33 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase by 0.4 percent.
More employed develop burnout symptoms
The proportion of employed developing burnout symptoms has grown between 2007 and 2010. The burnout rate is marginally higher among higher educated than among lower educated and relatively low among...
More than one quarter of employed work from home
More than 27 percent of Dutch employed were working from home part of their regular working hours in 2010.
Sickness absence lowest among hotel and restaurant workers
The sickness absence rate among employees in the Netherlands was 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2011.
Modest employment growth
In the second quarter of this year, the number of employee jobs was 51 thousand (0.6 percent) up on the same period in 2010. After correction for seasonal variation, the number of jobs increased by...
Employee characteristics of the various sectors of the Dutch labour market, 1999-2008 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on employee characteristics of the various sectors of the Dutch labour market. Data are available on request. Commissioned by the Council for Work and Income.
The significance of the 'CUMELA' sector for rural areas in the Netherlands (Dutch only)
Tables and maps of workers in the CUMELA sectors (cultivation infrastructure, manure distribution, and agricultural contractors) who live in rural areas of the Netherlands. Commissioned by: CUMELA...
The significance of the 'CUMELA' sector for rural areas in the Netherlands (extra analyses) (Dutch only)
Tables of workers in the CUMELA who live in rural areas of the Netherlands, 2006 and 2009. Data are available on request. Commissioned by: CUMELA Nederland.
Increase labour costs at lowest level in two decades
Last year, the labour costs per year of employment increased by 1.4 percent, the smallest increase since 1989. The average annual increase over the past decade was 3.3 percent.
Number of jobs continues to rise
In the second quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 46 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase of 0.6 percent.
Hourly wages by occupation, broken down by age 2008 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables with hourly wages of occupations in the private, public and semi-public sectors for a number of age groups.Commissioned by: Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
Increase in temporary contracts with prospect of permanent appointment
More and more employees in the Netherlands have a temporary employment contract that offers the likelihood of a permanent appointment. Most of them are younger employees
Number of people from Central and Eastern Europe doubled in half a decade
Early 2011, nearly 200 thousand people from Central and Eastern Europe had registered as residents or workers in the Netherlands. Their number has more than doubled over the past five years.
Retirement age employees further up
The average age of retirement for employees in the Netherlands had risen to 62.7 years in 2010 and the increase was observed across all sectors. More than 70 thousand employees went into retirement...
Purchasing power 0.5 percent down in 2010
The purchasing power of the Dutch population dropped by 0.5 percent in 2010, the most substantial decline since 1985 when Statistics Netherlands started surveying changes in the perceived purchasing...
More workers from Central and Eastern Europe
In March this year, there were 125 thousand nationals of EU member states in Central or Eastern Europe in the Netherlands, an increase by more than 20 percent relative to March last year; 37 thousand...
Fatal industrial accidents, employees and self-employed, 1996-2009 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables with fatal industrial accidents in 1996-2009, numbers of employees in 2009 and of the self-employed in 2008. The results are broken down by business sector. Results are available...
More jobs than twelve months ago
In the first quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees grew by 34 thousand relative to the first quarter of 2010.