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Labour contract for a fixed period of time
An employment contract which specifies a fixed period of time, either as agreed between employer and employee, or determined by law or by custom.
Foreign net turnover
Total net turnover from sales to foreign buyers
Settlement by judge
In civil law: final decision, usually by awarding, partly awarding or rejecting the petition or claim. In criminal law: final verdict, i.e. verdict of guilty, acquittal, or another final verdict
Temporary guardianship
Measure in which a specialised judge for youth cases provides authority for a minor when the minor is not under parental authority or when this authority is not exercised.
Pre-tax results
The sum of the operating and financial results.
Local units by municipalities, 2006-2010
Number of local units Economic activity (SIC 2008) and municipalities
Joinder ad informandum
Joining one criminal case without charges with another case by the public prosecutor so that the judge can take the two cases into consideration in determining the sentence.
Solved crime
A crime is solved when the police knows who at least one suspect is, even if that suspect is on the run or denies having committed the crime.
Seasonal correction
The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
Discharge from all further prosecution
A court order issued in cases where the Public Prosecution Service has been able to prove the charges against a defendant, but the relevant offence or the offender is not punishable.
Settlement by the public prosecutor
Final decision by the public prosecutor: dismissal, joinder of charges, joinder for trial, discharge of liability to conviction by payment of a fixed penalty, or transferral to courts department of...
Incidental wage development
The part of the development of the average earned wage that does not result from a collective labour agreement change. It is divided into demographic-economic effects and other effects.
Discharge from parental authority or guardianship
Court decision to discharge parents from their authority or to relieve a guardian of guardianship on the basis of inability to fulfil their tasks of care and education.
Sick leave percentage
The number of calendar days (including weekends) of sick leave in the observation period, divided by the labour volume (in fulltime equivalents) multiplied by the number of calendar days in the...
Contractual social premiums
The employer’s contribution paid in the framework of insuring pensions for employees and the premiums for additional disablement and unemployment insurance, sick leave benefits and social funds...
Trade union federation
The umbrella organisation of trade unions that engages as a social partner in the negotiations at the national level in the Stichting van de Arbeid, Sociaal-Economische Raad, Sociale...
Bankruptcy
State declared by the court when a debtor has ceased all payments after which the assets and income of the bankrupt are ceased as a possible compensation to the creditor(s).
Private company
A legal person whose capital is divided into shares. The shares are nominative shares and are not freely transferable. The liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount of their...
Regulation of working hours
Working hours are divided into: - regular working hours (only during the day on week days), - irregular working hours (distinguishable in: working evenings, working nights, working Saturdays and...
Sickness Benefits Act (ZW)
The law insures employees against the expense from sickness and labour disability. The law applies when there is no legal obligation to continue paying wages.
Percentage of cases solved
The total number of crimes solved in a given period expressed as a percentage of the number of crimes of the same sort recorded by the police in that period.
Occupational Disability Insurance Act (WAO)
The law entitles employees who become disabled to a benefit replacing their wages when they become long-term disabled, e.g. for more than one year.
Taking away parental powers or custody on legal grounds
Court decision to discharge parents from their authority or to relieve a guardian of guardianship on the basis of inability to fulfil their tasks of care and education.
Net financial income
Total revenues and profits minus costs and losses of: - interest; - participations; - dividends; - loans; - investments; - other financial items.