Fair Treatment
We have informed your employer of our concerns regarding the policy of only offering permanent contracts after three temporary contracts over a period of three years. While Dutch law allows for a maximum of three temporary contracts within three years, it does not require employers to wait that long before offering a permanent contract.
We find it unacceptable that people are recruited from abroad—sometimes even giving up a permanent job in their home country—only to be kept on a string with temporary contracts once they arrive. Although this practice may be legal in the Netherlands, we do not consider it fair or decent.
According to information gathered from our members, only two employees have been offered a permanent contract. The employer did not deny this. Please note that employers are legally allowed to offer a permanent contract at any time—even immediately.
We advocate offering a permanent contract after one year.
We also pointed out that the current recruitment process does not mention that employees are typically offered temporary contracts. We believe this should be clearly communicated to new applicants. Previous surveys among employees have already shown that expectations raised during recruitment are often not met.
Additionally, we called for a transparent process in which employees are evaluated in a timely manner, based on clear, objective, and pre-announced criteria regarding contract extensions or conversions.
We have raised these issues with your employer, and we will inform you as soon as we receive a response.
We would love to hear your opinion on this matter. Feel free to email us your thoughts!
Roderik Mol
CNV
r.mol@cnv.nl
whats app 06 2047 1890
