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Being an employer: payroll, absence and the rules around staff.

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Which collective agreement applies to your fitters, and what does an employed fitter cost?

If your firm works on sanitary installations, central heating, gas or water, the Technical Installation collective agreement 2026 to 2028 applies. Since June 2026 this is also the case if you are not a member of an employers' organisation. On top of gross pay you pay holiday pay, contributions and pension, and up to two years of wages during sickness.

16 October 202610 min read

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Why do promises to employees weigh more than the contract?

Besides the employment contract, every employee has a second, unwritten contract in their head: what they believe you promised them. If you break such a promise, trust, satisfaction and commitment fall. The research on this is extensive and consistent.

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Temporary or permanent contract: what does it do to effort and productivity?

A temporary contract often brings extra effort in the short term, because people want a permanent contract. In the longer term, temporary workers receive less training and productivity grows more slowly in sectors with a lot of flexible work. In the Netherlands, a temporary contract also costs you a higher unemployment insurance premium.

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What works for return to work after long-term sickness absence?

A sick employee returns sooner when the employer temporarily adjusts the work. In a Cochrane review, that saved 33 days of absence in a year on average. With mental health complaints the effect is smaller, and a quick return is not always a lasting return.

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Four days' work for the same pay: does it work?

Working fewer hours for the same pay makes employees healthier and more satisfied, large trials show. Whether output stays the same is much less certain. And four long days is something different from four normal days.

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How much is a perk worth compared with salary?

Employees place great value on extras that have nothing to do with their salary. In large American studies, they trade up to a fifth of their pay for a predictable schedule. Which extras deliver the most and how the Dutch work-related costs scheme counts.

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Why do good employees leave?

Good employees mainly leave when their pay growth lags behind their performance and when little ties them to the company. The best people leave more often than average ones. This is how it works.

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What does a good onboarding period deliver?

A good onboarding period delivers more satisfied employees who perform better and are less likely to leave. The key is not the welcome pack, but an experienced colleague who guides them. This is how it works.

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Do people work harder or less hard at home?

At home, people sometimes work harder and sometimes less hard. Fully remote work cost productivity in several studies, two days a week at home did not. Staff turnover did fall sharply. This is how it works.

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Will you soon have to disclose salaries, and what will that do to your team?

No, you will not have to publish individual salaries. But every job advert will need a salary range, and employees will be able to request averages. Research shows what that does to wages and morale.

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Does a bonus work, or does it make people less motivated?

A bonus usually works: people produce more. But for work people already enjoy doing, a bonus can crowd out their own motivation. This is how it works, and how you set up a bonus that works.

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Employee burnout: how does it develop and what can you do as an employer?

Burnout rarely comes from one busy period. It is caused by a long-term imbalance between what work demands and what it gives back. What the causes are, what it costs and what you can do as an employer.

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