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?
Interior Minister Kajsa Ollongren does not intend to postpone the introduction of the more expensive energy label for homes. She writes this in a letter to the Lower House, which had asked for a postponement. The rules should take effect early next year.
The second corona wave is a fact and after the national measures that the cabinet announced two weeks ago, the Netherlands is unable to "get out of the virus" again. The infection figures continue to rise and seven months after the Netherlands was surprised by the corona virus, drastic measures seem to be the only way to break the wave for a second time.
It took just under seven months before the 100,000th corona infection was established in the Netherlands. It takes less than a month to double that number. If the current number of positive tests per day continues, the 200,000th positive test in the Netherlands will be a fact in the course of next week. The counter now stands at 168,280 confirmed cases.
The hours of consultation at the Catshuis has resulted in the cabinet preparing new measures. These are aimed at limiting people's contacts and travel movements, so that the number of infections is further reduced. A new (intelligent) lockdown is currently not expected.
According to an idea of the French economist Thomas Piketty, GroenLinks comes up with a plan for a "start-up capital" for every 18-year-old, for study or for his own business.
The man who attacked a bus driver in Amsterdam on Tuesday was denied access to the bus prior to the incident because he was not wearing a face mask. The police reported this on Wednesday about the serious assault.
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.
