{"id":10948,"date":"2026-10-28T14:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/country-guide\/netherlands\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:59:24","slug":"netherlands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/country-guide\/netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1372.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><style>.cpw{width:100vw;margin-left:calc(50% - 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Many sectors are covered by a collective labour agreement (CAO) that sets higher minimums.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chain rule:<\/strong> a maximum of 3 fixed-term contracts within 3 years; the next contract becomes permanent automatically.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Probation:<\/strong> not allowed in contracts of 6 months or less; maximum 1 month for contracts under 2 years; maximum 2 months for contracts of 2 years or longer and for permanent contracts.<\/li>\n<li>Non-compete clauses in fixed-term contracts require a written justification of the employer&#8217;s substantial business interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"hours\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Working hours<\/h2>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Standard week<\/th>\n<td>36\u201340 hours (set by contract or CAO)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Legal maximum<\/th>\n<td>12 hours per shift and 60 hours per week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Average over 16 weeks<\/th>\n<td>Maximum 48 hours per week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breaks<\/th>\n<td>30 minutes after 5.5 hours; 45 minutes after 10 hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Overtime pay<\/th>\n<td>No statutory premium unless agreed in the contract or CAO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pay\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Minimum wage<\/h2>\n<p>The statutory minimum wage is set per hour and indexed twice a year (1 January and 1 July). Lower youth rates apply under 21.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>From 1 January 2026 (21+)<\/th>\n<td>\u20ac14.71 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>From 1 July 2026 (21+)<\/th>\n<td>\u20ac14.99 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"leave\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Leave and holidays<\/h2>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Annual leave<\/th>\n<td>At least 4 times the weekly working hours (20 days for a 5-day week); statutory days expire 6 months after the year ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Holiday allowance<\/th>\n<td>At least 8% of gross annual salary, usually paid in May or June<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Public holidays<\/th>\n<td>Around 11 recognised days (e.g. King&#8217;s Day, Christmas); paid time off depends on the contract or CAO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Sick pay<\/th>\n<td>At least 70% of salary for up to 104 weeks, paid by the employer (at least minimum wage in year one)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Maternity<\/th>\n<td>16 weeks, paid by UWV at 100% of salary up to the daily maximum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Partner (birth) leave<\/th>\n<td>1 week fully paid by the employer, plus up to 5 weeks paid by UWV at 70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Parental leave<\/th>\n<td>26 times weekly hours per child up to age 8; 9 weeks paid by UWV at 70% in the child&#8217;s first year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"termination\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Notice and dismissal<\/h2>\n<p>Dutch dismissal law is protective. An employer cannot terminate a permanent contract unilaterally: it needs a permit from UWV (economic reasons or long-term illness), a court decision (personal reasons such as underperformance), or a mutual settlement agreement.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Employer notice<\/th>\n<td>1 month (under 5 years&#8217; service), 2 months (5\u201310), 3 months (10\u201315), 4 months (15+)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Employee notice<\/th>\n<td>1 month, unless agreed otherwise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Transition payment<\/th>\n<td>1\/3 of monthly salary per year of service, capped at \u20ac102,000 in 2026 (or one annual salary if higher)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Prohibited grounds<\/th>\n<td>Dismissal during illness (first 2 years), pregnancy and maternity leave is generally prohibited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"payroll\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Payroll and employer costs<\/h2>\n<p>Employers file a monthly payroll tax return (loonaangifte) with the Belastingdienst and withhold wage tax and national insurance from salaries.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Health insurance levy (Zvw)<\/th>\n<td>6.10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Unemployment (AWf)<\/th>\n<td>2.74% for permanent contracts; 7.74% for flexible contracts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Disability (Aof)<\/th>\n<td>6.27% (small employers) or 7.63% (large employers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Return-to-work fund (Whk)<\/th>\n<td>Set per employer (2026 average around 1.52%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Childcare surcharge<\/th>\n<td>0.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Contribution ceiling<\/th>\n<td>\u20ac79,409 per year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Pension<\/th>\n<td>Not statutory, but mandatory where an industry-wide pension fund applies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Employee income tax 2026 (below state pension age)<\/h3>\n<table class=\"cpt\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Up to \u20ac38,883<\/th>\n<td>35.75% (includes national insurance)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>\u20ac38,883 \u2013 \u20ac78,426<\/th>\n<td>37.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Above \u20ac78,426<\/th>\n<td>49.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>30% ruling<\/h3>\n<p>Qualifying employees recruited from abroad can receive up to 30% of salary tax-free in 2026 (salary norm \u20ac48,013, or \u20ac36,497 for under-30s with a master&#8217;s degree). From 2027 the maximum falls to 27% for most newer rulings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"benefits\" class=\"cps\">\n<h2>Benefits and practice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A 13th month is not statutory but is common under CAOs.<\/li>\n<li>Travel allowance and a work-from-home allowance can be paid tax-free within set limits.<\/li>\n<li>Employers must keep a personnel file and a copy of the employee&#8217;s ID for the payroll administration.<\/li>\n<li>Non-EU employees need a work permit or a residence permit for highly skilled migrants through a recognised sponsor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"truerix\" class=\"cps\">\n<div class=\"cpcta\">\n<div>\n<h3>Hire in the Netherlands with Truerix<\/h3>\n<p>Truerix employs your Dutch staff through our own Netherlands entity \u2014 compliant contracts, payroll tax filings, holiday allowance, pension and 30% ruling applications handled for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/zh\/contact\/\">\u83b7\u53d6\u56fd\u5bb6\u62a5\u4ef7<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"cpsrc\"><strong>Last reviewed:<\/strong> October 2026. This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice. Rates and thresholds change regularly; Truerix confirms the current position before every hire.<br \/><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.nl\/topics\/minimum-wage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government.nl \u2013 Minimum wage<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/en\/business\/content\/payroll-taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belastingdienst \u2013 Payroll taxes<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/business.gov.nl\/regulation\/dismissal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business.gov.nl \u2013 Dismissal<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwv.nl\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UWV \u2013 Leave and benefits<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/icspayroll.com\/blog\/dutch-social-security-for-employers-the-complete-2026-compliance-reference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICS Payroll \u2013 Dutch social security 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hiring in the Netherlands: 2026 minimum wage, employer social security, holiday allowance, 30% ruling, notice periods and dismissal rules \u2014 and how Truerix employs your Dutch team compliantly.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9826,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10948","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10948"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10983,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10948\/revisions\/10983"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truerix.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}