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?
The cabinet is considering introducing a curfew for regions where the number of corona infections does not fall, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced during a press conference on Tuesday evening.
The Utrecht flags on the town hall and in front of the city office are hanging at half mast on Tuesday because of the attack in Vienna. Also on Monday and at the end of October, various flags hung at half mast in the city.
Beer brewer Heineken takes over its smaller peer, Texelse Bierbrouwerij. Both companies announced this on Monday. The Texel company employs eighty employees, all of whom will be transferred to the new owner.
An extra large corona test street will be built on the Jaarbeurs site in Utrecht. The test lane is currently being built. The aim is that the XL test location can be put into use by mid-November.
KLM does not yet have to count on the green light for the remaining 2.5 billion euros in government loans. Minister Wopke Hoekstra (Finance) thinks the wage sacrifice of the KLM staff is still too meager in exchange for the tax money. But he also knows: the aviation company will not last long without government support.
Café 't Mandje on the Zeedijk, the pub known as the first gay café in Amsterdam, is struggling due to the corona crisis. That is why owner Diana van Laar starts a fundraising campaign.
They pass the doors again in part of the country, the children with their lanterns, decorated pumpkins and sugar beets. Tomorrow is Halloween, in a week and a half Saint Martin. Or is corona already throwing a spanner in the works here? In some regions staying at home is the motto, in other places it is possible, but stick to the rules.
After months of waiting, some of the health personnel working on the front line in the fight against the corona crisis can soon look forward to an extra 1000 euros. But now it appears that officials at the Ministry of Health already received bonuses in the summer for their efforts around the corona crisis. These could also amount to much more than what the health care personnel receive.
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.
