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A labor action by trade union CNV
PoliticsBusiness
Unions warn of strikes if Dutch government pushes welfare cuts
11 May 2026 - 11:27
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Dockworkers.
PoliticsBusiness
Dockworkers plan nationwide strike over social security reforms
31 March 2026 - 18:40
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A woman works on her bills, stressed about her finances.
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Low-income households hit hardest by Cabinet’s plans, Dutch economic bureau warns
20 February 2026 - 12:50
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Elderly woman working on a laptop
HealthBusiness
Higher retirement age projected to strain disability benefits for employees over 60
16 February 2026 - 14:30
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Man in a wheelchair
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Disability care faces crisis as freelancers avoid full-time work
23 November 2025 - 07:15
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Zuidas, the financial and business district in the south of Amsterdam
PoliticsBusiness
One in five businesses worry election will have negative consequences
21 October 2025 - 12:50
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
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Dutch benefits agency hid years of disability calculation errors, reports show
18 March 2025 - 22:00
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Woman in bed with a pillow over her head.
HealthBusiness
Growing number of long covid patients declared unfit for work
3 March 2025 - 15:50
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
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Benefits agency's errors affect thousands of youths with disabilities
18 November 2024 - 22:00
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Burnout
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Social affairs minister worried by increase in young people suffering from burnout
28 April 2024 - 09:35
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A healthworker looking through a window in Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.
HealthBusiness
Union increasingly concerned about healthcare workers with Long Covid
29 December 2021 - 10:00
Business
Joblessness falls, but long-term unemployed not entering workforce
16 June 2016 - 08:49
Health
Benefits agency UWV to use newly graduated doctors to reassess disability benefits
23 May 2016 - 11:09
Business
Single parents lead big rise in Netherlands welfare reliance
26 January 2016 - 10:46

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