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Trade union membership rates continue to decline
In 2008, one in five employees working in paid employment for at least twelve hours a week were members of a trade union. In recent years, trade union membership rates have fallen considerably.
Nearly 150 thousand couples working with the same employer
On 14 February 2012, 296 thousand employees were working in the same company as their partners, so 148 thousand couples had the same employer, i.e. 4 percent of all employees in the Netherlands.
Company savings schemes less popular
Employees deposited 1.1 billion euro in company savings schemes accounts in 2006. This is 0.3 billion euro less than in 2005.
Public sector largest employer Caribbean Netherlands
The public sector is the largest employer in the Caribbean Netherlands
Caribbean Netherlands, Bonaire: employed population; characteristics 2010
Employed population Bonaire by sex, position in the job and gross monthly income
Labour price index; index figures 2010=100; National Accounts, 2001-2017
Labour price index; wage costs per hour worked Branches SIC 2008
Economic situation again less favourable
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in March is again slightly less favourable compared to the previous month.
Fewer trade union members in the workplace
Last year, 1.3 million employees (20 percent of all employees) were members of a trade union, versus more than 25 percent in 2000. The trade union membership rate declined more rapidly among men than...
Collective labour agreement wages, indices (series 2020=100)
Quantification of the development of the contractual wages (also known as negotiated wages), contractual wage costs and contractual working hours of employees in the Netherlands who have a collective...
Men and full-timers most likely to work overtime
Just over one in three employees regularly work overtime. More men and full-time workers work overtime than women and part-time workers.
Sickness absence lowest among hotel and restaurant workers
The sickness absence rate among employees in the Netherlands was 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2011.
More people working on permanent contracts
In the fourth quarter of 2007, the employed labour force comprised 7.3 million people. Approximately 5.8 million were employed on a permanent basis, nearly 570 thousand worked flexible hours.
Sharper fall in unemployment among non-westerners
The fall in unemployment among people with a non-western foreign background in the Netherlands quickened in 2007.
Exports of entertainment-related services are growing
Dutch exports of services in the field of entertainment, including royalties, have surged in recent years. Netherlands-based companies are mainly exporting more and more rights for the distribution...
Dutch population expected to reach17.5 million in 2038
Over one million more people are expected to be living in the Netherlands in thirty years’ time. According to Statistics Netherlands latest national population forecast, the population will grow from...