Many businesses like to keep their staffing levels flexible, and temporary employment shortages can be remedied rapidly by the hiring in staff from a temporary employment or secondment agency. However, businesses often give insufficient consideration to the legal issues connected with temporary employment relationships. 

Potential pitfalls
Exactly what form the temporary employment relationship takes is very important. Who do temporary staff report to? Who is liable for any detriment they might cause in the course of their work, and what is their legal position if all or part of the business is sold? Do you have the option of hiring them on a fixed-term contract once their period of temporary employment has ended? These are just some of the many issues you might be confronted with.

You must take into consideration that the existing Dutch collective labour agreements on temporary staff differ from the common employment law framework, for the definite working periods are divided in so-called phases

If you come to Pallas Attorneys at Law before taking on temporary staff, you could avoid costly disputes and other problems later on. And if you do become involved in a legal dispute, we will use our expertise to bring it to a satisfactory conclusion.