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Consumer confidence drops sharply in November
Consumer confidence drops sharply in November.
How resilient is the Netherlands?
On 19 May 2021 CBS published the Monitor of Well-being & Sustainable Development Goals 2021, which provides a broad description of the trends in well-being in our country.
Producer confidence at new record high
In November 2021, the mood among Dutch manufacturers has improved to a new record high.
Criminal offence
Punishable act classified as serious in the criminal laws.
WEB
Abbreviation of the Dutch law: Adult and Vocational Education Act (WEB).
WAO
Abbreviation of the Dutch Law: Disablement Benefits Act (WAO).
Earnings from direct exports to China exceed 5.6 bn euros
In 2018, companies in the Netherlands earned more than 5.6 billion euros in direct exports of goods and services to China, representing a contribution of 0.7 percent to Dutch GDP and an increase of...
WAZ
Abbreviation of the Dutch law: Self-employed Persons Disablement Benefits Act (WAZ).
Secondary vocational education
Secondary vocational training including the block or day release programmes introduced by the WEB (Adult and Vocational Education Act) as per 1 August 1998.
34 percent more Belgian enterprises in the Netherlands
In a span of five years, the number of Belgian-owned multinationals in the Netherlands has grown from 1,138 in 2015 to 1,528 in 2020. Over the same period, the contribution of Belgian-owned firms to...
Victim (legal)
Person or body against whom a punishable act is directed, or who has directly been affected by the consequences of a criminal offence.
slightly more jobs and vacancies in third quarter
According to the labour market review, the cautious recovery of the labour market continued in the third quarter of 2014.
Suspect
Before prosecution starts this is the person who, on the grounds of facts or circumstances, is suspected of having committed a punishable act. Once prosecution has started it is the person against...
Pension insurance
An insurance an employer has with a pension fund or insurance company in order to provide the employees with a pension to supplement the benefits under the General Old Age Pension Act (AOW).
Dutch as a second language
There is a classification of the linguistic competence in Dutch as a second language based on the qualification structure for adult education laid down in the Adult and Vocational Education Act of...
Disablement provisions
These include the law on industrial accidents of 1901 and 1921, the law on accidents in agriculture and horticulture of 1922-1967, the law on invalidity (since 1919), the law on industrial disability...
Cultural minority pupil
Student from a cultural minority defined by the Dutch Ministry of Education as someone meeting one of the following criteria: - belongs to a Moluccan group; - at least one parent or guardian...
Offence
A punishable act, either a misdemeanour or criminal offence.
ZW
Abbreviation of the Dutch law: Sickness Benefits Act (ZW).
ANW
Abbreviation of the Dutch law: General Survivors Pension Act (ANW).
ZFW
Abbreviation of the Dutch law: Compulsory health insurance act (ZFW).
Police
Government body responsible for enforcing legal order, combatting crime and unsafety, including detecting punishable acts, and providing assistance to those who require it.
Public Prosecution Service
Government body responsible for upholding the law, detecting and prosecuting punishable acts, implementing penalties and informing the judge in as far as required by law.
Labour cost subsidy
Subsidy on the total wage sum of a company based on the act to combat the volume of labour disability (TAV).
Vocational training
One of the two tracks in secondary vocational training introduced by the WEB (Adult and Vocational Education Act). In this track students spend 20-60 percent of their time of practical training...