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.
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.
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?
GroenLinks wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions faster than the current policy is aimed at. As early as 2045, society must be completely climate neutral, the party states in its program for next spring's parliamentary elections. A climate fund of 60 billion euros should help.
Minister Hugo de Jonge (Public Health) will give a definite answer on Tuesday whether new corona measures will be introduced in the Netherlands. De Jonge concludes that the number of positive tests continues to rise and that if this trend continues, additional measures are "inevitable", he says. The minister made this statement on Saturday during the presentation of the CoronaMelder app.
Research by current affairs program EenVandaag from 2019 has revealed asbestos in make-up products from the Douglas and Hema perfumery. Hema and Douglas had the cosmetics tested themselves and denied that their products contain the dangerous mineral.
From the end of this year, Dutch internet providers will be able to report security reports from the government directly to companies, Het Financieele Dagblad (FD) writes on Monday. The collective must prevent reports about vulnerabilities from being ignored, which could lead to companies being hacked.
The number of corona infections in nursing homes is increasing rapidly. The number of new cases has doubled in a week. The professional association of specialists in geriatric medicine (Verenso) calls the latest figures "very worrying".
The Senate has approved the law on the CoronaMelder app. 51 senators gave their support in a roll call vote. 19 senators voted against. National implementation will start next Saturday.
The autumn holidays are coming, and many more Dutch people are booking a holiday home in the Netherlands, and holiday parks Landal GreenParks and Center Parcs are noticing. But can you actually do that with multiple households? And what about across the border?
The endless Dutch debate and polder about corona measures means that citizens are less compliant with the rules. So says Andreas Voss, professor of infection prevention and member of the Outbreak Management Team (OMT).
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.
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.
