staff shortages

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Staff wanted sign in a window
Business
Employers can fix Netherlands staff shortages by poaching workers in other EU states
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Fired office worker holding a box with her belongings, humanoid AI robots waiting for a job interview in the background.
BusinessTech
Nearly half of Dutch employees see AI taking over their work, but few are worried
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People at a cafe
BusinessCultureFood
Dutch consumers continue shift to daytime dining as hospitality revenue climbs 5%
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Passengers line up for security screening behind the KLM logo at Schiphol Airport, 21 July 2022
CrimeBusiness
KLM warns of scammers targeting passengers with fake compensation messages
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Male doctor with stethoscope
Business
Hospitals demand political action against profit-driven private clinics
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Hospital
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Staff shortages force healthcare workers to choose between patients: report
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A waitress brings drinks to a customer on a terrace in Amsterdam
Business
Low-wage workers gain most from tight Dutch labor market, research shows
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Poster urging Amsterdam residents to vote in the parliamentary election on 29 October 2025
Politics
Dutch municipalities face volunteer shortages ahead of parliamentary elections
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The Hunnerberg National Judicial Youth Institution (RJJI) Berg en Dalseweg Nijmegen.
CrimePolitics
Staff shortages leading to risks in youth institutions, Inspectorates say
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ProRail working on the Dutch railway
Business
ProRail staffing issues to continue to disrupt train traffic
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Childcare
PoliticsBusiness
Union warns that cheaper childcare will lead to a shortage of spots for 275,000 children
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Waiter setting a table
Business
Wave of bankruptcies to hit Dutch hospitality sector amid rising wages, supply costs
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Ambulance
PoliticsBusiness
Ambulances in Amsterdam were severely understaffed last summer; fears for public safety
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Teacher in class
PoliticsBusiness
Ministry of Education says teacher shortage will continue for next ten years
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ProRail working on the Dutch railway
Business
ProRail boss warns that train disruptions will continue for years 
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Houing construction in Amsterdam's Houthaven neighbourhood with construction tools in the foreground and homes in scaffolding in the back. 31 August 2019
Business
Construction sector is shrinking in 2024 but will recover for next two years; ABN Amro
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Staff wanted sign in a window
Business
Around 600,000 people with disabilities can work helping to reduce staff shortages
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Scared child covering her eyes
CrimePolitics
Children and families still waiting too long for help from domestic abuse center
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Street with different homes in Gorinchem
Business
Over half of homeowners want to keep or increase mortgage interest tax deduction
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Terraced row homes along the Maas in Rotterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Housing shortage: Dutch Cabinet needs to spend billions more per year to meet goals
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NS Intercity train
Business
NS CEO warns travelers that some trains will be late again in the autumn
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Man smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer
Health
"Health disaster" is in the making in the Netherlands, health funds warn government
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Hospital corridor
Health
Intensive care departments are being closed more often due to too many patients
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Students on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
Politics
Slashing international student totals will not save €293 million as new coalition claims