2. Living in the Netherlands PAG 2
THE NETHERLANDS
Henk Smolders
EURES adviser
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THIS PRESENTATION
Something about
The country, the labour market
Looking for jobs
Wages, social security, tax etc.
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THE NETHERLANDS
41.526 Km2
26% below sea level
16.751323 inhabitants
Average density of population:
401,4 per km2
Randstad 1000-2000 per km2
The Hague 5900 per km2
Randstad: Very Urban area
Most jobs
Most people
Accomodation a problem
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The Dutch labour market
Economical crisis like in the rest of Europe.
One of the lowest unemployment rates of Europe.
But still increasing.
Current unemployment rate 8,% (August 2014)
Youth: 16,7% age < 25
Elderly: 12,3% age >55 ;
50% unskilled
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Expected demand and supply of labour in NL
(educational level)
Unskilled & Lower vocational Level : no shortages
except for agricultural workers (seasonal jobs)
Vocational level
Commercial/technical engineers
Welders, turners, millers & CNC operators
Transport (Lift- and reachtruckdrivers)
Care and specialist nurses (Strongly depending on further
budget cuts in healthcare
* Based on figures of the PES departement of Labourmarket information:
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Expected demand and supply of labour in NL
(educational level
Bachelor/Master level
Mechanical, mechatronics, marine, electrical etc. Engineering
IT design (specialists)
Public administration :Surplus highly educated in economics,
management, policy
- No growth, replacement needed, effects of budget cuts
* Based on figures of the PES departement of Labourmarket information:
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HOW TO FIND A JOB?
Personal intermediairy
Public Employment Service = UWV >
www.werk.nl
Temporary Work Agencies
Personal contacts
Newspapers > Volkskrant/ Telegraaf
Internet
Speculative applications common
START LEARNING DUTCH,
KNOWLEDGE OF GERMAN OR ENGLISH IS A MUST!
9. Labour market
Very liberal labour market
Transitional labour market (no life time jobs)
Flexibility and mobility are conditions
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TEMPORARY WORK AGENCIES
“Uitzendbureau”
Widespread in the Netherlands
Often first step in a new job
Special Legislation
How to register?
CV
BSN number
Bank account
Job seekers don’t pay, employers do
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CONTRACTS
Permanent labour contract
Trial period 2 months
Temporary labour contract
Trial period depending on the length of the
contract
Contract with an agency
More information at www.werk.nl
information on working in the Netherlands
Special in the Netherlands: dismissal laws!
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LABOUR CONDITIONS
CAO Collective Labour Agreement
For different sectors of industry
Result of negociations Unions & Employers
Applicable to all workers in the sector or
company
Temporary work agencies follow this
agreement
Individual agreement
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HOLIDAYS
4 x number of work days a week
2 weeks in a row, rest upon agreement
Only 6 bank holidays
8% of the annual salary extra,
paid in May
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WAGES, TAXES
Legal minimum wage, revised first of January and first
of July each year
Depending on age
23 and older legal minimum wage
Monthly €1.495,20
Weekly € 342,85
15-22 years old: lower percentage
Indication of net wages (average)
23 and older € 1230,-
Income tax and social contributions
Between 34 and 52%, depending on income
If worked< 1 year, partly refund possible
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Most important benefits
WW (Unemployment insurance)
After working 26 weeks within 36 weeks: 2 months benefit 75%
after that one month 70%
After having worked over 52 days a year during 4 years, you are
entitled to a benefit between 4 and 38 months, depending on age
and number of years worked
Apply via Werk.nl
Sickness Benefits
Health Insurance (expensive)
Social welfare
Old age pension (2% p.a)
Child allowance
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What to do when arriving in the
Netherlands
Health insurance (obligatory)
Find accommodation (Rents are high)
Register at the municipality
Apply for BSN (Civil Service Number) or SoFinumber
Staying > 3 months: residence permit required; report
to IND (Immigration and naturalisation services)
18. How to act on the Dutch labour market
Never be too late
Communicate open and pro-active
Be honest
Be aware of your competences, mention them!
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USEFULL WEBSITES
www.werk.nl (information on working in the Netherlands)
www.eures.europa.eu (living & working info)
www.expatcenterbrabant.com
www.ind.nl (residence permits)
www.DigiD.nl (What is DigiD? In English)
www.belastingdienst.nl taxes
www.cvz.nl health insurance
www.newtoholland.nl (general information)
www.uwv.nl
Brief impression of the |netherlands.
If after this presentation you are left with specific questions, please come over to my stand and I will try help you personally.
-200 km broadwise from West to East and approx. 300 km from the north to the south .
- Which puts us in the top 20 of most crowded countries in the world and even on a 4th place when only countries with more than 15 miljon people are considered . (Bangladesh , Taiwan , Zuid Korea
United Kingdom 260 per km 2
Figures do not include hidden unemployment or disability for work. In other countries without these disability insurances unemployment figures are higher.
Last years figures were 7 % ! So it is increasing rapidly
The worst is yet to come
Rough indication of ou needs
Surplus in lower vocational trained for market gardening
Prognosis
Longterm prognosis not reliable and uncertain.
2011: Huge shortages expected from 2017 but…
2012 :
Till end of 2013 continuing increase of unemployment
2012- 2014 decreasing unemployment of 2 % per year
Not withstanding the ageing population no general surpluses on the Dutch labourmarket until 2017 (except in healthcare, teaching)
Unemployment in 2017 higher than before current crisis
* (above figures are based on UWV labourmarket prognosis 2012-2013 (may 2012))
Ways people look for a job and how succesful they are through that channel.
Longterm unemployed and disability.
Ofcourse you need to be qualified but essential is that you start learning dutch.
GATE way to a lot of information
Here
- you need to register as a jobseeker and for unemployment benefits (in dutch)
you can find the vacancies (all in dutch)
Although the information on registering as a job seeker is available in English, German, French, Spanish and Polish, the registration and application forms at www.werk.nl are only available in the Dutch
language.
General information on living & working in the |Netherlands is available in all languages of the EU. (information on CV, usefull jobsites etc)
Registration forms and applicationsforms for benefits are in Dutch however.
Depending on contract and length of contract different trial periods applies.
Dismissal laws protecting the employees from being dismissed during their contract of when having a permanent contract.. Employer has to prove beforehand that dismissal is necessary.
Most labour agreements are subject to a collective labour agreement.
f.e. Steel sector, health sector, Education , butchers, but their is also a CAO for Agencies. Agencies most of the time follow the CAO that applies in the sector, otherwise the CAO for Temporay Work agencies applies (Reliable agencies are a member of one of the Temporay Work Agencies Branchorganisations , like ABU, or NBBU. These organisations each have their own CAO.
Cao are the result of negociations between the employer and the Unions and apply to all companies & workers in the sector. (whether they are a member of the Union or not!)
Larger companies &gt; 50 workers are obliged by law to install a Works Council , which is a chosen representation of the workers of the company. The employers is obliged to ask for the Works Council advice on specific items regarding the labour conditions and circumstances within that specific company.
We have a minimum wage. Allowing everybody to earn a living in 40 hours a week. And protecting us from exploitation.
We also know special youth scales for the wages, responsible for low unemployment for youngsters.
When redundancies youngsters often the ones with short term contracts and the first to loose theit jobs.
But this is al going to change shortly . We are going to pay a lot more taxes because of the econmical crisis.
WW lot of discussion about; about to change if our new government is going to succeed in their plans. Reduced to 2 years of which only the first year 70% of your last salary and the 2nd year 70 % of the minumumwage!!
Sickness Benefits Payment salary while being ill, min. 70 %
Health insurance. Compulsary with a dutch health insurer when working in the Netherlands. to be arranged by your self.
Social welfare. Possible but dependent on the municipality . Consequences for your permit.
Old age pension 2% per annum worked in the Netherlands
Allowance per child depends on age of the child. children t/m 17 jaar. . v
Kinderbijslag voor kinderen geboren op of na 1 januari 1995
bedrag in euro per kwartaal 0 t/m 5 jaar € 191,65 6 t/m 11 jaar € 232,71 12 t/m 17 jaar € 273,78