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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?

Test, test, test? Rather wait, wait, wait: why the corona tests fail

The abundant testing against corona that the cabinet promised in May will not get going in practice, Rutte was told at the General Discussion. According to one, Prime Minister Rutte does not have his figures in order, according to Rutte himself it is because people without complaints are also tested. But what about really? Three statements weighted.

Tech company owned by ex-Dutchman experiences largest Wall Street IPO of the year

Former Dutchman Frank Slootman is responsible for the largest IPO of a software company ever with Snowflake. Who is he?

Test lab director: “The corona test system will soon crash completely. This is going to be a disaster “

Stay at home when you have a cold - and get yourself tested for corona. It is a "charming idea", says Bram Diederen, director of Microvida, one of the country's largest testing laboratories, but it is "almost impossible" in the current way. Reason for a different course, says Diederen.

New corona test gives results within an hour, test streets start experimenting with priority for educators and healthcare personnel

Corona test streets may soon receive a "fast lane", for people who receive priority because they, for example, teach or work in healthcare. This is what researchers expect from TNO, who, together with the GGD Amsterdam and RIVM, have developed a test that gives results within an hour.

Amsterdam supports winter terraces, but are they heated?

There is political support from left to right to allow Amsterdam catering entrepreneurs to benefit longer from larger terraces. But under what conditions drinks may be held this winter remains the question for the time being.

Additional measures may be taken on Friday in Amsterdam and Rotterdam

Additional measures will be announced on Friday for regions where the number of corona infections is rising rapidly.

And, what did the Prinsjesdaggoers wear? Fifty shades of yellow

It would be a modest Prinsjesdag, in terms of clothing and hats. Fortunately, it was not too bad and it turned out to be a colorful party with pink fascinators, a turquoise bucket hat, yellow ocher ruffles and bright yellow ties.

Unemployment slightly up, but less than previous months

Unemployment rose less sharply in August than in the previous months, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reports Thursday. Last month, 426,000 people were unemployed in the Netherlands. That amounts to 4.6 percent of the working population. The UWV registered a total of 292,000 current unemployment benefits at the end of August.
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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.