The minimum wage is abolished for employees aged 21 and 22 years and the youth wage for 18- to 20-year-olds goes up. This happens gradually: in 2017 and 2019. Companies are at the same time be relieved of some heavy and expensive obligations to the re-integration into the workplace of their sick workers.
Development minister Lodewijk Asscher of Social Affairs announced Thursday. Together with the employers’ organizations and trade unions, the VVD and PvdA coalition government agreed on these labor market reforms, reported the Labour Minister at a press conference.
Problems
signed cabinet in april 2013, employers and unions even though a social agreement on the bring us closer to a “decent employment”. The legislation is the result turns out to squeeze at some points there, says Asscher. The Lower House warned for some time that employers not employees often tend to offer a permanent job. They are still hesitant because of all risks and obligations.
Employers were also unhappy about the call of a parliamentary majority to the government in September 2015 to also consider the minimum wage ‘ substantial “increase. The CPB feared that would destroy a significant raising of the youth wage “thousands of jobs”. But in society there is much sympathy for the actions of youth organization Young & amp; United and others to address it in their words “half salary. The minimum wage is compared to other European countries quite low in the Netherlands; for 18 year olds half the adult wage. The minimum wage now runs until 23 years.
Transition Compensation
Uitruil of the deal is that the subsidy Liv (low income benefit) is extended to compensate businesses. This should prevent employers young people keep going higher wage labor market. In addition, some other employer obligations are also illuminated. For example, a sick employee companies should soon another two years by paying and who are still entitled to the transitional allowance at discharge. But because exit contributions by employers after all reintegration efforts as very experienced unjust benefits agency UWV offsets which now from the General Unemployment Fund (AWF), Asscher said. This does mean a premium increase.
In addition, businesses should that have come into financial trouble agreeing with the unions that they no transition allowance hoof reverse at discharge. For example, because the social partners to other solutions have been fired for staff, getting extra training in lieu of severance pay or be escorted to another job. For the social agreement and the ensuing Work Act and Security (WWZ) did companies with prudential dismissal also to pay any transition fee.
No senseless reintegration more
Verder employers can now waive the mandatory rehabilitation of a sick employee if it is clear that the patient can no longer return to the workplace. There must then be under a good plan with the company with the necessary checks and balances, “says Asscher.
He hopes thereby to avoid frustration among both employers and workers sick. Companies now buy namely still regularly expensive priori senseless reintegration in fear of a hefty wage penalty after two years sick pay.
seasonal work
Finally, the rules are relaxed for companies that hire many seasonal workers. In general it is true that companies are now able to offer a maximum of two consecutive contracts to a temporary employee. Then the employee should be given a permanent contract or dismissal. In that case, the employer must wait six months before that same worker again may be hired on a temporary basis.
in the agricultural and horticulture, parks and campgrounds proves that rule untenable, especially since the waiting time until the introduction of the WWZ was only three months in July 2015. Therefore should apply go an exception for seasonal work if employers and unions in a sector that together make arrangements. Three months wait is then the norm due to “natural or climatic conditions.
Target and resources
the aim of the agreement between social partners and government is that more Dutch get steady work and the flexibility passed a halt. But the funds for this purpose ‘, according Asscher changed from the social agreement and WWZ. Ton Heerts also chairman of the FNV is satisfied: “The most important thing is that the social contract is that the WWZ now just to work as intended.
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