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?
On Friday, the Council of Ministers decided on the proposal of Minister Kajsa Ollongren (the Interior and Kingdom Relations) to nominate Sharon Dijksma for appointment as mayor of Utrecht. The appointment will take effect on 17 December.
With an ambitious reform plan for the labor market, the trade union movement FNV is involved in the election campaign. The permanent job must be returned as the norm in that plan.
Shops in the center of Rotterdam do not have to close at 6 p.m. this Friday, the day before Sinterklaas. Shops may be open until 8 p.m., Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said on Thursday after fierce criticism from the city council.
GroenLinks partly returns to the plan to give young people 10,000 euros as a gift on their 18th birthday. At first the youngsters were still free to spend the money, but that is changing. Up to the age of 23, the money can only be used for study and training. Millionaires still have to pay for the costs: 2.2 billion.
The Forum for Democracy 'anonymous' referendum is not that anonymous at all. The voting system knows the full names, email and internet addresses of all voters, despite Forum trying to hide this.
Sinterklaas is in a generous mood this year and spends an average of 84 euros on gifts. Many Sinterklaas have listened to the call of mayors and avoided the shopping streets. More than half of the presents have been purchased online and that is the first time, ING's Economics Department reports Friday.
Prime Minister Rutte currently thinks that it makes no sense to extend the Christmas holidays by a week for the schools. "Now I would say that this measure has no dramatic effect. I do not expect the schools to close longer." The prime minister does have a reservation: "We will decide in the coming days. It could be different next week."
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.
