Employment Agreement for Fixed Term (EN)

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What is it?

An employment agreement cites the 'rules' that are applicable between an employer and employee. An employment agreement for fixed term is used for temporary staff members. You agree to an end-date, on which the agreement automatically stops. In an employment agreement you include the 'rules' on:

• working hours;
• the employee's salary;
• paid sickness leave and holiday leave.

Why do I need it?

An employment agreement is important, because both employee and employer know what they can expect from each other and what is expected from them. This will reduce any chance of disputes between the employee and employer.

In addition, in Dutch law, you can only deviate from some rules of law in a written agreement. A good example of this is a non-compete clause.

To finish off: if you don't agree upon an explicit end-date, you risk being in an employment agreement for indefinite term. In Dutch law the strict rules on employment agreements make it hard to terminate such a contract.

Important notes!

Convenience translation

This is a convenience translation from the original Dutch arbeidsovereenkomst. Although we try to assure that the agreement is without errors, we do not guarantee this is any way. Also, translated Dutch law concepts may mean something else in other jurisdictions. Note that this agreement is to be used in a Dutch context only. 

The Chain rule

It is important to know that in Dutch law, there is a rule of law which states that with the renewal of the third contract (so the beginning of the fourth), the new contract is automatically an agreement for an indefinite term. This does not apply when there is a break of at least six months between the contracts. With a contract for indefinite term, the rules for terminating the contract are very strict.