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Save with smart deductions in your tax return

Your 2024 income tax return must be submitted before 1 May 2025. Thanks to digitalisation, the Tax Authorities are already helping you...
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Why Expats Should Join a Union by 2025

Moving to a new country for work can be both exciting and challenging. For expats in the Netherlands, navigating the...
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Trade unions in the Netherlands: What do they do for expats?

As an expat in the Netherlands, it is important to understand the role of unions. Unions help employees by negotiating with employers...
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Who is responsible if your employer cannot offer work?

Sometimes it may happen that your employer is temporarily unable to offer work, for example due to technical problems, a calamity or other...
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Can you be forced to come to the office in bad weather?

Bad weather, such as snow, sleet or storms, can make commuting to the office a lot more difficult. But what can your employer do in...
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This is how you can enjoy your retirement without any worries

Enjoy your retirement for a long time? That's a very realistic scenario. In the Netherlands, the average life expectancy is even above the...
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