Open-ended (permanent) employment contract with the written particulars required by article 7:655 BW, including probation, notice periods, and an optional non-compete clause.
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PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (Arbeidsovereenkomst voor onbepaalde tijd — article 7:655 Burgerlijk Wetboek, Book 7 "BW")
Between: Employer name (KvK KvK (trade register) number), Employer address, the "Employer", and: Employee name, the "Employee".
1. POSITION AND PLACE OF WORK 1.1. The Employee is hired for the position of "Job title / function", starting Start date, for an indefinite period. 1.2. Place of work: Place of work.
2. PROBATIONARY PERIOD 2.1. Probationary period (proeftijd).
3. HOURS AND WAGE 3.1. Hours: Hours per week hours per week. 3.2. Gross wage: Gross wage, not lower than the statutory minimum wage (WML) or the applicable CAO scale.
4. PENSION 4.1. Pension scheme
5. NOTICE PERIODS AND TERMINATION 5.1. Employer's notice period: Notice period — Employer. Employee's notice period: Notice period — Employee. 5.2. Termination by the Employer requires either UWV permission (economic reasons / long-term incapacity) or a court ruling (other grounds), or a mutually signed settlement agreement.
6. TRANSITION PAYMENT (TRANSITIEVERGOEDING) 6.1. If the Employer terminates or does not renew the employment (including during the proeftijd), the Employee is entitled to a statutory transition payment from day one of service: ⅓ of the monthly salary per year of service (pro rata per day), capped at €102,000 (2026) or one year's salary if higher.
7. NON-COMPETE / CONCURRENTIEBEDING 7.1. Non-compete / concurrentiebeding 7.2. ⚠️ A legislative proposal to modernise the concurrentiebeding (maximum duration of 1 year, mandatory financial compensation, and a defined geographic scope) was referred to the Raad van State on 29 June 2026 and had NOT yet entered into force at the time this template was written — draft this clause narrowly and re-check its validity against the law in force on the date of use.
8. LANGUAGE 8.1. This contract is issued in English for the Employee's understanding; a parallel Dutch version is recommended and prevails in case of conflict.
SIGNATURES Employer ______________ / on behalf of Employer name / Employee ______________ / Employee name /
— — — ⚠️ This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. Dutch employment, consumer-protection, data-protection, and health & safety law (Burgerlijk Wetboek Boek 7, Arbowet, AVG/GDPR) is detailed and actively changing through 2026–2028 (Wet meer zekerheid flexwerkers, modernisering van het concurrentiebeding, renewal of CAO Horeca after 31 December 2026) — have this document reviewed and adapted by a Dutch employment/legal advisor (jurist/advocaat) before use. Where a Dutch-language version of this document is also used, the Dutch-language version prevails in case of any conflict.
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Must not be below the statutory minimum wage (WML) or applicable CAO scale
Name of pension fund/insurer, if any (mandatory sector pension funds apply in hospitality — Pensioenfonds Horeca & Catering)
Statutory minimum: 1–4 months depending on length of service (art. 7:672 BW)
Statutory default: 1 month, unless otherwise agreed
4 of 14 fields are taken from the company, employee or counterparty record, the questionnaire can be dictated to the AI, and the finished document comes with a number, a PDF and an acknowledgement record.