Netherlands
The Netherlands might be referred to as the “the little big man” of Europe. With its 16,7 million inhabitants on 40,000 km it is one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in Europe, nevertheless ranking as the fifth economy in the Eurozone. The country is noted for its stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable trade surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub.
With commercial temporary agency work dating back into the 1940’s, and (after UK) the highest % of temporary workers in its workforce, it’s also one of the most flexible countries in Europe and the home of two of the largest staffing companies in the world: Randstad and USG People.
Dutch socio-economic decision taking is characterized by the tri-partite cooperation between Employer organisations, Labour Unions and Government, often referred to as the Polder model. Associations ABU and NBBU represent the interests of the staffing industry.
The Dutch legislation on temporary agency work is probably the closest to the European Temporary Agency Work Directive (AWD). The model of Flexibility and Security introduced in 1999 was arguably a great influence on the main lines of the AWD and an inspiration for the European term ‘flexicurity’.
Legal Calendar 2021: EMEA
22 January 2021
- This report details the legal changes and developments that are expected to impact the workforce environment across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2021.
Europe Legal Update Q4 2020
6 January 2021
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q4 2020:
- European Union: EU Commission agrees interim UK adequacy for data transfers; Member States must take measures to preserve the temporary nature of agency work; Mandatory supply... More
EMEA Financial Results Q3 2020
18 December 2020
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Largest Staffing Firms in the Netherlands
11 December 2020
- This report contains our estimate for the size of the Dutch staffing market, based on sales generated in 2019.
- The largest 50 staffing firms are ranked according to revenue for the year 2019.
- The fastest growing companies operating in the Dutch staffing market are highlighted in this report. ... More
Largest Global Staffing Firms 2020
2 December 2020
- Lists the 100 largest global staffing firms.
- How they break down by market share and geography.
- Shows who has joined the list and who has left.
Global SI Report Webinar November 2020
6 November 2020
- 1 hour webinar sponsored by Sirenum looking at the Global Staffing Market Forecasts
- Latest developments and forecasts for UK, Italy, France, Netherlands, Japan, amongst others
Global Staffing Market Estimates & Forecast: November 2020 Update
5 November 2020
- Base case projection of 16% decline in global staffing revenue this year, followed by 10% growth next year In base case
- 13 of 14 largest staffing markets expected to decline substantially this year, with partial recovery next year
- Alternate worse-case scenario projects 20% decline this year... More
Europe Legal Update Q3 2020
27 October 2020
- In this report, we round up the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q3 2020:
- European Union: EU-US Privacy Shield is ruled invalid for data transfers;European Court considers whether an “employer of record” is the employer
- Austria: Croatian nationals... More
EMEA Financial Results Q2 2020
23 October 2020
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EMEA Financial Calendar 2020/2021
16 September 2020
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