Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment

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Cybercrime
Crime
Five arrested in Dutch €5M healthcare fraud and money laundering case
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch gov't to take harsher action against employers who pay migrant workers too little
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A labor action by trade union CNV
Business
Strikes are coming: Trade unions after meeting with gov't on social assistance cuts
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
Business
Benefits office unfairly uses heavy fines to trap insurance doctors: Unions, politicians
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Construction site
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch builders urge uniform national rules for hiring hard-to-place workers
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Medical professionals
Business
Insurance doctors in training buckling under workload as UWV waiting lists mount
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Liberation Day festival in Winschoten, 5 May 2018
Business
More workers getting Liberation Day as a paid day off
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
PoliticsBusiness
Waiting times for disability benefits assessment rises to 15 months in some regions
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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
Politics
Dutch ministry probes possible conflict of interest in Muslim youth discrimination study
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An Uber Eats cargo bag on an Amsterdam street next to a courier's fatbike. March 2025
BusinessCultureFood
Uber Eats facing one-month ban on deliveries in Amsterdam over illegal couriers
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
HealthBusiness
UWV extends assessment time for disability benefits as backlog grows
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Interest groups plead for Minister to maintain measures to protect migrant workers
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Grocery store worker
Business
Bill against fake self-employment aimed at helping freelancers earning less than €36 p/h
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Eddy van Hijum
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch government targets loophole letting non-EU workers bypass labor rules
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Teenagers using their smartphones on a bench in Amsterdam
Business
18 is too young to be in charge of your finances, debt aid organizations say
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
Business
Benefits agency UWV admit another error in calculating payments
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Urine drug test strips
Politics
Dutch gov't drops plans to allow employers to test employees for drugs, alcohol at work
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Eddy van Hijum
PoliticsBusiness
New law to give flexible workers more certainty over hours, income
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Shopping cart symbol on the keyboard
PoliticsBusiness
Debt help requests rise as one-third of Dutch youth use buy now, pay later services
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Heating system
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch Energy Emergency Fund closes after one week as €56.3 million runs out
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King Willem-Alexamder and the Schoof I Cabinet on the steps of Huis ten Bosch palace immediately after their swearing-in ceremony, 2 July 2024
Politics
Schoof coalition again nearly collapsed during budget talks
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Mosque in the Netherlands
CrimePolitics
Ministry of Social Affairs is ordered to delete all illegally gathered data on Muslims
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A woman with her head covered stands on an Amsterdam bridge with a mosque in the background
Politics
Muslims experience severe discrimination and racism in the Netherlands; research shows
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Politics
Migrant workers could soon face fine for not properly registering with municipalities