UWV

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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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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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Medical professionals
Business
Insurance doctors in training buckling under workload as UWV waiting lists mount
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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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Cigarettes
Crime
Over 100,000 illegal cigarettes found in Hague supermarket
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A bankruptcy administrator sitting at a desk with a big pile of papers
Business
Online home store Fonq declared bankrupt, 100 jobs at risk
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Working from home
PoliticsBusiness
Government pushes ahead with mandatory disability insurance for self-employed
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ING Bank
Business
ING posts strong quarterly earnings, annual profit nearly unchanged
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Dutch soldiers
Business
Dutch military wants to drop zero-tolerance policy amid massive expansion plans
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Artificial Intelligence
BusinessTechInnovation
Fewer job opportunities for young people competing with AI
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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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A stressed doctor
Health
Increasing number of young women unable to work due to mental health problems
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The court on Parnassusweg in Amsterdam-Zuid, 21 February 2021
Business
Woman who called in sick for 3 full-time jobs at once ordered to repay €73,000 in wages
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Working from home
Business
Number of jobs to continue to grow despite geopolitical tensions, automation, AI: UWV
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Fired office worker holding a box with her belongings, humanoid AI robots waiting for a job interview in the background.
Business
ING may cut 950 jobs in Netherlands as AI replaces some roles
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Job hunting
Business
Unemployment climbs to 4 percent; Highest level in four years
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Grocery store worker
PoliticsBusinessCultureLifestyle
Asylum seekers in Netherlands increasingly finding year-round jobs
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Hand Over Social Security Benefits Form
Politics
Dutch gov't to punish mistakes with benefits, allowances less harshly
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Staff wanted sign in a window
Business
Economic uncertainty to stall job growth in Netherlands, but staff shortages will remain
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
Business
Benefits agency reserves €100 million for correcting mistakes with disability benefits
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
PoliticsBusiness
Top UWV executive quits amid benefit scandal
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
PoliticsBusinessCultureLifestyle
Dutch benefits agency hid years of disability calculation errors, reports show
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Staff wanted sign in a window
Business
Most employers struggling with staff shortages
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Benefits agency's errors affect thousands of youths with disabilities