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Company should not require staff to be at work earlier

A Limburg company that fired an employee because she was not always present ten minutes before the start of her work has been reprimanded by the subdistrict court. If it is so important for employees to be present earlier, the judge says the company should also pay for it.

Advice OMT: no relaxation in December, possibly longer Christmas holidays

A further relaxation of the corona measures is not possible for the time being. In addition, it must be investigated whether the Christmas holidays can be extended at all schools. The Outbreak Management Team writes this in an advice to the cabinet, sources report to the political editors of RTL Nieuws.

Also negative savings interest at SNS, ASN and Regiobank

If you have more than a quarter of a million in your savings account, you will have to pay negative interest at SNS, ASN and Regiobank from 1 March.

Can the Netherlands also start vaccinating in December?

The United States, Germany, Spain: they all have high hopes that they will be able to vaccinate the first people against the corona virus in December. Will the Netherlands also succeed?

Amsterdam is repentant by corona: from now on only “quality tourists” in the city

Amsterdam hopes to attract a different type of tourist after corona. A new image campaign abroad and measures to control visitor flows, such as a ban on Airbnb and a tax for day trippers, should help.

I already had corona, do I still need to be vaccinated? And five more pressing vaccine questions

Vaccine number three - that of Oxford and AstraZeneca - also seems to protect against corona quite well, according to new figures. But what exactly do those numbers say? And what if there is a better vaccine soon, can we still 'redo' the vaccination? Three times two pressing questions.

The “green” bus? This is due to corona a little later – about two years, ING thinks

The greening of urban and regional transport is delayed due to the corona outbreak. Because it is uncertain whether and when travelers will return, carriers will not tender for new tenders in which the main role is reserved for the electric bus.

Six months after corona infection, antibodies are still present in 9 out of 10 people

Nine out of ten people who have been infected with the corona virus still have antibodies against the virus in their blood six months later. These become stronger over time, so that fewer antibodies are needed for the same effect.

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Products canceled Christmas dinners donated to Haarlem food bank

Many Christmas dinners are canceled because of the lockdown. Schools in particular therefore have large quantities of refreshments left. A school decided to donate fifteen hundred Christmas clusters to the Haarlem food bank.

KLM takes into account even fewer flights due to code orange

Now that the entire world from the Netherlands is on code orange, KLM is taking into account that the number of flights will be further reduced. A spokesperson said this to NU.nl on Wednesday when asked.

Can Hugo de Jonges ‘toolbox’ also tackle the Torentje?

It was so Dutch: a national speech by Prime Minister Rutte, divided into three broadcasters at the same time: NPO, RTL and SBS. More...

Project Rembrandt closes the second season with almost 1.4 million viewers

The last episode of the Project Rembrandt painting competition attracted an average of 1,385,000 viewers on NPO1 on Sunday, Stichting KijkOnderzoek reports. The NTR program thus ended in fourth place in the viewing rating list.

The Netherlands locked until January 19

The government only considers the curfew a bridge too far, but beyond that, schools, non-essential shops and so-called transfer locations such as zoos and...

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New wolf spotted on Veluwe, hope for a new pack

A new wolf has been spotted on the Veluwe, most likely a male. A she-wolf has been seen before in the south of the national park, but she has now also been recorded together with a male.

Pfizer: small stock for the Netherlands quickly upon approval

If Pfizer's vaccine against corona is approved on Monday, the pharmaceutical company will have a small stock available for our country before the end of the year. Also in this live blog: the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has received 12,844 reports of positive test results in the past 24 hours.

Adriaan van Dis sells more than 200,000 copies of the novel Ik kom terug

Adriaan van Dis has sold more than 200,000 copies of Ik kom terug since its release in 2014. The writer will receive the Golden Book for this achievement on Wednesday, reports the Collective Propaganda Foundation of the Dutch Book (CPNB).

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Company should not require staff to be at work earlier

A Limburg company that fired an employee because she was not always present ten minutes before the start of her work has been reprimanded by the subdistrict court. If it is so important for employees to be present earlier, the judge says the company should also pay for it.

Advice OMT: no relaxation in December, possibly longer Christmas holidays

A further relaxation of the corona measures is not possible for the time being. In addition, it must be investigated whether the Christmas holidays can be extended at all schools. The Outbreak Management Team writes this in an advice to the cabinet, sources report to the political editors of RTL Nieuws.

Also negative savings interest at SNS, ASN and Regiobank

If you have more than a quarter of a million in your savings account, you will have to pay negative interest at SNS, ASN and Regiobank from 1 March.

Can the Netherlands also start vaccinating in December?

The United States, Germany, Spain: they all have high hopes that they will be able to vaccinate the first people against the corona virus in December. Will the Netherlands also succeed?

Amsterdam is repentant by corona: from now on only “quality tourists” in the city

Amsterdam hopes to attract a different type of tourist after corona. A new image campaign abroad and measures to control visitor flows, such as a ban on Airbnb and a tax for day trippers, should help.

I already had corona, do I still need to be vaccinated? And five more pressing vaccine questions

Vaccine number three - that of Oxford and AstraZeneca - also seems to protect against corona quite well, according to new figures. But what exactly do those numbers say? And what if there is a better vaccine soon, can we still 'redo' the vaccination? Three times two pressing questions.

Business

Philips makes another major acquisition in US: buys BioTelemetry for 2.3 billion

Philips has again asserted itself in the takeover market. The Dutch multinational is taking the next step in its transformation into a healthcare technology company with the multi-billion acquisition of BioTelemetry, an American company that monitors over a million heart patients remotely.

The Netherlands starts vaccination against corona on January 8

The first vaccination against corona will take place on January 8. Minister De Jonge (Public Health) writes this in a letter to the Lower House. A condition is that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approves the vaccine from the American manufacturer Pfizer next Monday.

Deal is complete: Jumbo family and investor Parcom take over HEMA

Investment company Parcom and entrepreneurial family Van Eerd, owner of supermarket chain Jumbo, have been able to borrow enough money from banks to take over department store chain HEMA. This means that nothing seems to stand in the way of the definitive takeover.

Entertainment

Jeroen Pauw takes over Op1, Paul and Astrid in quarantine

Op1 presenters Paul de Leeuw (58) and Astrid Joosten (62) are both in quarantine after having been in contact with an infected person. As a result, they will not present the talk show tonight, but Jeroen Pauw (60) takes over for the two.

Klaas van der Eerden sings a Feyenoord song for 23,000 euros

Radio 538 sidekick Klaas van der Eerden is a supporter of Ajax but for charity he sang the Feyenoord club song live on the radio on Friday. Klaas thus raised more than 23,000 euros for the 'Mission 538' campaign. The radio station tries to collect as much money as possible through various campaigns, intended to buy food packages.

Stedelijk Museum does not have to return Kandinsky painting

The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam does not have to return a painting by Wassily Kandinsky to the relatives of the former owner, the Amsterdam court decided on Wednesday.

Health

Previous vaccinations show: low number of serious side effects

27 million vaccines have been placed in the Netherlands in five years. During that period, 382 people were hospitalized after a vaccination. This is evident from an inventory by our research editorial into the side effects of vaccines.

Experiment: Dutch enthusiastic about ‘light vaccination certificate’

The Dutch are happy with the introduction of a vaccination certificate, to encourage people to get vaccinated against the corona virus. Such evidence gives more freedom to people who do take the vaccine, for example to continue shopping during an outbreak or to attend major events where it is difficult to keep your distance.

Experiment: Dutch enthusiastic about ‘light vaccination certificate’

The Dutch are happy with the introduction of a vaccination certificate, in order to encourage people to get vaccinated against the corona virus. Such evidence gives more freedom to people who do take the vaccine, for example to continue shopping during an outbreak or to attend major events that are difficult to keep your distance.