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Work and income following mass redundancy
Most employees who lose their job as a consequence of mass redundancy find work again quite quickly. However, there are large differences between groups of dismissed employees.
Investment climate; market competition international comparison 1990-2011
Mark-up, barriers to entrepreneurship, trade and investment, employment protection legislation and state support broken down by country
Fewer compulsory redundancies in 2010
In 2010, 105 thousand people in the Netherlands were made redundant. The number of compulsory redundancies was higher in 2009, at 122 thousand.
Calendar
Week 29 (16-20 July 2007)
Two out of three companies taking measures to withstand economic recession
Nearly 70 of companies in the Netherlands report having taken measures to survive the effects of the economic recession.
Sharpest increase in temp hours in almost five years
The total number of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 3.2 percent in the second quarter on the first quarter of 2015. According to Statistics Netherlands, this is the most substantial increase...
Over a quarter of Dutch companies laying off workers to withstand recession
In the second quarter of 2009, just over 71 percent of Dutch companies reported taking measures to combat the effects of the economic recession. This is slightly more than in the first quarter.
Employees from abroad;resident/non-resident,demographic variables,2010-2017
Jobs, foreign born employees, employee characteristics, job characteristics, country of birth/citizenship
Participation in politics
Participation; political favour and voting behaviour, political interest and opinions by personal characteristics
Calendar
Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 21-25 July 2008 (Week 30).
Relatively more women unemployed in the course of time
The economic crisis pushed up unemployment in the Netherlands to 4.8 percent in 2009. This is still very low compared with the towering levels in the 1930s.
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Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 26-30 May 2008 (Week 22).
Manufacturers slightly more confident
Producers’ confidence in the manufacturing industry has improved slightly in May. Changes in producers’ confidence have been very limited for a year now. Indeed, producers’ confidence in May is...
Number of hours worked in temp jobs increased further
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the total amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 2.5 percent in the third quarter relative to the second quarter of 2015. This increase is...
Civil court judges hear one million cases
Although the media and the public are mostly interested in criminal court cases, the number of cases heard by civil court judges is much higher. Dutch civil courts handled 1 million cases in 2008,...
further increase in hours worked in temp jobs
The total number of hours worked in temp jobs increased was 1.1 percent higher in the first quarter of 2015 than in the fourth quarter of 2014. According to Statistics Netherlands, the total number...
Less job security for flex-workers
Employees with a flexible contract have been affected most by the recent downward trend on the labour market.
More cases for administrative law judges in 2011
Administrative law judges in the Netherlands disposed of 5 percent more cases in 2011 than in 2010. In one in five cases the judge awarded in favour of the plaintiff. One in three cases were...