Unemployment

If your employer wishes to dismiss you for economic reasons, they must apply for a dismissal permit from the UWV (UWV werkbedrijf). The UWV will assess your employer's application, and you will receive a copy of the application with an opportunity to object. The UWV will then review the application and any objection, and based on this, will either grant or deny permission to your employer. If your employer wishes to dismiss you due to long-term incapacity for work (for example, after 2 years of illness), permission must also be sought from the UWV.

The UWV checks whether you meet the conditions for unemployment benefits. Subsequently, the UWV decides whether you are eligible for benefits after dismissal.

Are you still ill after 88 weeks? Then you will receive an application form from the UWV. As an employee, you must apply for the WIA benefit yourself from the UWV. This completed application, with all the necessary information, must be received by the UWV no later than the 93rd week of illness.

The UWV then assesses whether the reintegration activities have been carried out properly. If the UWV believes that your employer has not made sufficient effort for your reintegration, the UWV may impose a wage sanction of up to 1 year on your employer. This means your employer will be obliged to continue paying your wages for a maximum of 1 year. Dismissal after two years of illness is not possible in this case.

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A WW benefit is a temporary safety net for loss of income where you are not involuntarily unemployed. Reasons for a WW benefit include dismissal due to reorganisation or a fixed-term contract that is not renewed. WW stands for Werkloosheidswet (Unemployment Law). Whether you are eligible for a WW benefit depends on a number of factors. These factors will be named in the next question.

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Whether you are eligible for unemployment benefits depends on a number of conditions. The conditions for unemployment benefits are as follows:

• You must be insured for unemployment. This is usually the case if you are employed as an employee and have not yet reached the official AOW retirement age.;
• You lose at least 5 hours per week or, if you worked fewer than 10 hours per week, at least half of your hours per calendar week. You will also lose pay for these hours.;
• You must be available immediately for paid work;
• You became unemployed through no fault of your own (for example, you were made redundant due to a reorganisation or your fixed-term contract was not extended);
• You must meet the weekly requirement (you worked at least 26 weeks in the 36 weeks before you became unemployed).

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How long you can receive a supplementary unemployment benefit (WW-uitkering) depends on your situation. To assess how long you are entitled to a WW-uitkering, it is first determined whether you meet the 'week requirement' (wekeneis). If you meet the week requirement, you are definitely entitled to a basic benefit of 3 months. After the week requirement, the 'year requirement' (jareneis) is considered. If you also meet the year requirement, your WW-uitkering may be extended. The total duration for which you are entitled to a WW-uitkering depends on your employment history.

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When it comes to the WW (unemployment benefit), the weekly requirement and the yearly requirement play a significant role. These two requirements reflect your work history and therefore determine whether you are entitled to an unemployment benefit, under what conditions this happens, and for how long you are entitled to an unemployment benefit. You will receive a three-month WW benefit if you meet the weekly requirement. For the yearly requirement, the longer you have worked, the longer you are entitled to an unemployment benefit.

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With regard to future expenses, it is important to know the amount of your unemployment benefit. Therefore, it is good to know how this benefit amount is calculated. The amount of your unemployment benefit is calculated based on your earned social insurance wage.

Your Unemployment Benefit (WW) is calculated on the basis of your taxable earnings. To do this, the average taxable earnings you received over a 12-month period prior to becoming unemployed are taken into account. This ‘reference period’ determines your daily rate. This daily rate can never exceed the statutory maximum daily rate. As of 1 January 2024, the maximum daily rate is € 274.44. For the first 2 months, your unemployment benefit will amount to 75% of your daily wage. For the subsequent months of your unemployment benefit, you will receive 70% of your daily wage.

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When you hear you're going to be made redundant, the first thing you think is: how do I apply for unemployment benefit. Fortunately, applying for unemployment benefit is relatively simple. First of all, it's important that you have a DigiD. In addition, it's important that you have the following information to hand, among other things:

• Your last payslip;
• Your last employment contract;
• My account number.

Sign up uwv.nl and fill in all the necessary details. After your application, you will receive an e-mail confirming your application. You do not need to register yourself as a job seeker. This happens automatically when you apply for a WW benefit.

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