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Cross-border worker ‘working from home’ agreements end on 01 July 2022
On 1 July this year the extended agreements on cross-border working set up during the Covid pandemic will end. This means that the rules on social security and taxation in Belgium, the Netherlands and…
Interview: Sandrine de Goede - Open Dutch Doors
Sandrine de Goede is connecting highly educated internationals and employers in Maastricht and across the Netherlands. She is a global citizen: born and raised in Rotterdam, she has lived and worked…
Help with disputes in rental properties
Suppose you are renting a property in the Maastricht Region and you have a dispute with your landlord or landlady. This may be about various issues such as the payment of rent or the state of your…
Parents’ leave – ouderschapsverlof
Currently, new parents in the Netherlands do not receive payment for ouderschapsverlof (parental leave). This is changing due to a new European Directive that provides for 2 months paid leave for…
Einstein Telescope
It was announced on 14 April that the Rijksoverheid is setting aside 32 million euros for the construction of the Einstein Telescope. One of the few geographically suitable places on Earth that it…
Vishing
There have been a number of alerts from the local and national authorities about vishing (fake phone calls) in the Netherlands recently. Voice phishing, or vishing, is the use of telephone calls to…