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Extract

An employee who’s employment was ended by the employer, requested a transitional allowance from the employer.  The employment lasted exactly 24 months.

According to Section 7:673 subsection 1 of the Dutch Civil Code an employee has the right to a transitional allowance if the employment relations lasted at least 24 months.

In this Dutch Labour Law case, the employer interpreted Section 7:673 subsection 1 of the Dutch Civil Code as that the employment relation must have lasted longer than 24 moths and the employee is not entitled to a transitional allowance.

Finding

The judge found in the Dutch Labour Law case that the employer misinterpreted the stipulations of  Section 7:673 subsection 1 of the Dutch Civil Code. The article stipulates that the employment relation must have lasted at least 24 moths and that the employer is entitled to a transitional allowance.

Good to know

• Until 1 July 2015, the amount of the redundancy package was calculated with the so-called kantonrechtersformula. Transition allowance was introduced for employees who were employed for at least 2 years by the employer for whom the employee was working.
• The transition allowance is calculated as follows: on the first 10 years of employment, the employee receives 1/6 of the monthly salary per 6 months. With an employment relationship that is longer than 10 years, the employee receives 1/4 of the monthly salary per 6 months. Employees older that are 50 years or older and at least 10 years employed by the company will receive 1/2 of the monthly salary for each period of 6 months after you reached the age of 50. The maximum transition allowance is € 77,000 (figure 2017) or 1 annual salary if that is higher. For the calculation, the employment period is rounded down on 6 months.
• In the case of very serious culpable act on the part of the employer, the Court can award the employee an additional compensation.

RECHTBANK LIMBURG

Case: 5664602 AZ VERZ 17-8

Finding: 09-03-2017

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Link to case: http://deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id=ECLI:NL:RBLIM:2017:2220

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